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  2. History of wood carving - Wikipedia

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    The carved panels of the main doors of St Sabina on the Aventine Hill, Rome, are very interesting specimens of early Christian relief sculpture in wood, dating, as the dresses show, from the 5th century. The doors are made up of a large number of small square panels, each minutely carved with a scene from the Old or New Testament.

  3. Door - Wikipedia

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    Wooden doors – including solid wood doors – are a top choice for many homeowners, largely because of the aesthetic qualities of wood. Many wood doors are custom-made, but they have several downsides: their price, their maintenance requirements (regular painting and staining) and their limited insulating value [ 23 ] (R-5 to R-6, not ...

  4. Wood carving - Wikipedia

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    Woodcarver at work Wood sculpture made by Alexander Grabovetskiy. Wood carving (or woodcarving) is a form of woodworking by means of a cutting tool (knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object.

  5. Woodworking - Wikipedia

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    One of the most important is the workability of the wood: the way in which it responds when worked by hand or tools, the quality of the grain, and how it responds to adhesives and finishes. [10] When the workability of wood is high, it offers a lower resistance when cutting and has a diminished blunting effect on tools. [10]

  6. Swahili door - Wikipedia

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    The wood used to carve the most expensive doors has been imported teak. Classical doors were made from African ebony , however, more recently doors have been carved from mango and jackfruit wood. The Swahili designs of the doorframes and carved motifs are divided into two types; the classic rectangular frames and the later ones in the 19th ...

  7. Molding (decorative) - Wikipedia

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    Strapwork: Imitates thick lengths of leather straps applied to a surface to produce pattern of ribs in connected circles, squares, scrolls, lozenges etc. Popular in England in 16th and 17th centuries, used in plaster on ceilings, [10] also sculpted in stone on exterior of buildings, e.g. around entrance doors. Also carved in wood, and used for ...