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The metric size is larger than the imperial size. For example, both 1 ⁄ 2 inch and 15 millimetres (0.59 in) copper pipe is actually the same pipe which has a nominal internal diameter of 1 ⁄ 2 an inch and a nominal external diameter of 15 millimetres [6] (diameter is always internal in the imperial measurement system and always external in ...
This "quarter" system is rarely used for softwood lumber; although softwood decking is sometimes sold as 5/4, even though it is actually one inch thick (from milling 1 ⁄ 8 in or 3.2 mm off each side in a motorized planing step of production). The "quarter" system of reference is a traditional North American lumber industry nomenclature used ...
I am not quite sure what the author originally meant by “actual sizes” it is a little too vague considering that lumber is sold as the thickness of the board before kiln drying and planing. Boards are cut, at least in hardwoods, to quarter thickness ie 6/4 5/4 4/4 (inches) and are sold as thus even though some of the thickness is lost in ...
Before the Sheik's release from the company, he and Volkoff had defeated The Killer Bees ("Jumping" Jim Brunzell and B. Brian Blair) by disqualification at WrestleMania III in front of 93,173 at the Pontiac Silverdome when Duggan had hit the Sheik from behind with his 2x4 piece of wood while he had Brunzell in the Camel Clutch.
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Despite the name, hardwood is not necessarily hard or dense (e.g. balsa is a hardwood), although it is generally harder than most softwoods. heart shake A shake (i.e. crack or split) radiating out from the heartwood. heel The corner of a chisel, knife, or gouge bevel which meets the back of the blade and polishes the cut. holdfast. Also called ...
The New York Post reports that it resulted from a 2016 lawsuit in which Michael Berkheimer sued a restaurant for advertising boneless wings, when they actually had bones. Berkheimer contracted an ...
The act also created penalties for selling onions that are not grown in the designated area or labeled as Vidalia onions." To ensure Tennessee Onions delights everyone at your table, slice onions ...