Encyclopedia - Chisel: Encyclopedia - Chisel
A chisel is a tool for carving and/or cutting a hard material such as wood, stone, or metal. A chisel, typically made of hardened or temp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chisel: Encyclopedia Ii - Chisel - Types
Chisels have a wide variety of uses. Many types of chisels have been devised, each specially suited to its intended use. Different types ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cold Chisel: Encyclopedia Ii - Cold Chisel - Beginnings
The band formed in Adelaide in 1973 as a heavy metal band called Orange around keyboard player Don Walker and original bassist Les Kascma...   » Read the article

Article - New Age Movement: The Christ Of The New Age Movement � Part Ii
"Who do you say I am?" (Luke 9:20, NIV) The question was first asked of Peter by Christ nineteen centuries ago, and has continu...   » Read the article

Article - New Age Movement: The Christ Of The New Age Movement � Part Ii
"Who do you say I am?" (Luke 9:20, NIV) The question was first asked of Peter by Christ nineteen centuries ago, and has continu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cold Chisel: Encyclopedia Ii - Cold Chisel - Reputation
The band is often the subject of somewhat classist disdain for its particular popularity among one generation of working-class men (rough...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cold Chisel: Encyclopedia Ii - Cold Chisel - The Revival
Throughout the 80s and most of the 90s, the band was courted to reform but obstinately refused. Eventually, however, Cold Chisel got back...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cold Chisel: Encyclopedia Ii - Cold Chisel - Band Members
Cold Chisel - Additional Players. Les Kascmarek (bass guitar, October 1973- July 1975) Dave Blight (harmonica) Billy Rodgers (saxophon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caelum: Encyclopedia - Caelum
None Columba Lepus Eridanus Horologium Dorado Pictor Caelum (Latin for chisel, and similar to Latin for of the Sky) is a minor southern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celt Tool: Encyclopedia - Celt Tool
Celt (pron. 'selt') is an archaeological term formally used to describe long thin prehistoric stone or bronze adzes and other axe-like to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caulking: Encyclopedia - Caulking
Caulking is a process used to seal the seams in wooden boats, in order to make them watertight, or to close up crevices in buildings agai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cold Chisel: Encyclopedia Ii - Cold Chisel - The Break-up
By 1983 the band had reached the zenith of their career in Australia and with overseas markets reluctant to accept them, Cold Chisel bega...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pickaxe: Encyclopedia - Pickaxe
A pickaxe is a tool with a hard head attached perpendicular to the handle, similar to a pick. One edge is pointed and the other chiseled....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Benchmark: Encyclopedia - Benchmark
A benchmark is a point of reference for a measurement. The term originates from the chiseled horizontal marks that surveyors made into wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manuscript: Encyclopedia - Manuscript
A manuscript (Latin manu scriptus, "written by hand"), strictly speaking, is any written document that is put down by hand, in contrast t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ball-peen Hammer: Encyclopedia - Ball-peen Hammer
A ball-peen hammer is a type of peening hammer used in metalworking. It is distinguished from a point-peen hammer or chisel-peen hammer b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Woodcut: Encyclopedia - Woodcut
A woodcut is a wooden printing surface used in woodblock printing, a method in which an image is carved into the surface of a piece of wo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wedge Mechanics: Encyclopedia - Wedge Mechanics
Technically a portable double inclined plane, a wedge is a simple machine used to separate two objects, or portions of objects, through t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Whittling: Encyclopedia - Whittling
Whittling is the art of carving shapes out of raw wood with a pocket knife, as in the whittling of a toy boat. It is a tradition that has...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American System Of Manufacturing: Encyclopedia - American System Of Manufacturing
Since parts are interchangeable, it is also possible to separate manufacture from assembly, and assembly may be carried out by semi-skill...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anvil: Encyclopedia - Anvil
An anvil is a manufacturing tool, made of a hard and massive block of stone or metal used as a support for chiseling and hammering other ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calligraphy: Encyclopedia - Calligraphy
Calligraphy (from Greek καλλος kallos "beauty" + γραφος graphos "writing") is the art of decorative writing. A style of calli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sharpening Stone: Encyclopedia - Sharpening Stone
Sharpening stones are used to grind and hone the edges of steel tools and implements. Examples of items that may be sharpened with a shar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cold Chisel: Encyclopedia Ii - Cold Chisel - Musical Style
While typically classified as a hard-driving rock and roll band, the Chisel repertoire included such Australian anthems as the landmark V...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gouge: Encyclopedia Ii - Gouge - In Slang
In United States Military Slang, gouge is unofficial, unsanctioned, unreviewed, yet very useful shorthand for the things most useful to k...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cold Chisel: Encyclopedia Ii - Cold Chisel - Solo Careers
Immediately after the break-up, Barnes launched a solo career that earned him an unprecedented six consecutive Number One albums, a feat ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caulking: Encyclopedia Ii - Caulking - Marine Use
A traditional method of caulking used oakum, which consists of pieces of untwisted rope soaked in tar. The same effect may be achieved by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wood Carving: Encyclopedia Ii - Wood Carving - Techniques Of Carving
Wood carving - Tools. the carving knife: a specialized knife used to pare, cut, and smooth wood. the gouge: a tool with a curved cutt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marble Sculpture: Encyclopedia Ii - Marble Sculpture - Tools
The Italian terms for the basic carving tools of stone sculpture are given here, and where possible the English terms have been included....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Woodworking: Encyclopedia Ii - Woodworking - Tool Sharpening
The cutting and some of the shaping woodworking tools rely upon sharp cutting edges to produce a satisfactory finish. Keeping these tools...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olmec Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Olmec Mythology - Man Of Crops
The Man of Crops is a fertility figure in Mesoamerican mythology. Among the Olmec, gods are often depicted with a distinct cleft on the f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Farm Equipment: Encyclopedia Ii - Farm Equipment - List Of Farm Implements
Farm equipment - Modern Farm Equipment. tractor bed shaper cultivator chisel plow disk harrow spike harrow or drag plough (not use...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brachiosaurus: Encyclopedia Ii - Brachiosaurus - Description And Environment
Brachiosaurus was a sauropod, one of a group of four-legged, plant-eating dinosaurs with long necks and tails, and tiny brains. Unlike ot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Woodworking: Encyclopedia Ii - Woodworking - Tool Sharpening
The cutting and some of the shaping woodworking tools rely upon sharp cutting edges to produce a satisfactory finish. Keeping these tools...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agricultural Machinery: Encyclopedia Ii - Agricultural Machinery - Types
Combines may have taken the harvesting job away from tractors, but tractors still do the majority of work on a modern farm. They are used...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Donatello: Encyclopedia Ii - Donatello - Work In Florence
Donatello probably did not return to Florence before 1405, since the earliest works in that city that can be traced to his chisel are two...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Chair: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Chair - Medieval Chairs
The chair of Maximian in the cathedral of Ravenna is believed to date from the middle of the 6th century. It is of marble, round, with a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Inclined Plane: Encyclopedia Ii - Inclined Plane - Examples
Examples of inclined planes are ramps, sloping roads, chisels, hatchets, plows, air hammers, carpenter's planes and wedges. The most cano...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brachiosaurus: Encyclopedia Ii - Brachiosaurus - Description And Environment
Brachiosaurus was a sauropod, one of a group of four-legged, plant-eating dinosaurs with long necks and tails, and tiny brains. Unlike ot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Camarasaurus: Encyclopedia Ii - Camarasaurus - Anatomy
The main feature of interest is its skull. The skull was remarkably square and the blunt snout had many holes, though it was sturdy and f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bogan: Encyclopedia Ii - Bogan - Applied To Celebrities
Some celebrities have been associated with the stereotype: essentially white males who are seen as working-class, particularly if they ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sharpie Marker: Encyclopedia Ii - Sharpie Marker - History
The original Sharpie marker was first introduced in 1964 and has since expanded into a wide product line. Today, Sharpies are sold in sev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Lost Boys: Encyclopedia Ii - The Lost Boys - Music
The soundtrack contains a number of notable songs, including "Good Times", a duet between INXS and former Cold Chisel lead singer Jimmy B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trakehner: Encyclopedia Ii - Trakehner - Breed Characteristics
The Trakehner stands between 15.2-17 hands high and can be any solid color, with bay, gray, chestnut and black being the most common. It ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of West Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of West Africa - Prehistory
Archaeological studies at Mejiro Cave have found that early human settlers, probably related to the Pygmies, had arrived in West Africa a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lawnmower Deth: Encyclopedia Ii - Lawnmower Deth - Band Members
Lawnmower Deth - Line-up when the band split. Qualcast "Koffee Perkulator" Mutilator - vocals Concord Face Ripper - guitar Baron Kev V...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Axe: Encyclopedia Ii - Axe - Forms Of Axes
Axe - Axes designed to cut or shape wood. Felling axe- Cuts across the grain of wood, as in the felling of trees. In single or double ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burkina Faso: Encyclopedia Ii - Burkina Faso - History
Burkina Faso - Prehistory. Like all of the west of Africa, Burkina Faso was populated early, notably by hunter-gatherers in the north-w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dick Cavett: Encyclopedia Ii - Dick Cavett - The Tonight Show
In 1960, Cavett was living in a three-room, fifth-floor walk-up on West 89th Street in Manhattan for $51 a month. "I went bargain-huntin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cosima De Vito: Encyclopedia Ii - Cosima De Vito - Debut Album
After recovery from her throat nodules, Cosima did not find a suitable record deal and with the help of her family, funded her own label ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - University Of Arkansas: Encyclopedia Ii - University Of Arkansas - Unusual Traditions
Every graduating student at the University of Arkansas has their name carved into one of the concrete walkways or sidewalks on campus. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sumer: Encyclopedia Ii - Sumer - Technology
Examples of Sumerian technology include: the wheel , oldest known writing system, arithmetic, lunisolar calendar, bronze, copper, gold, s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taj Mahal: Encyclopedia Ii - Taj Mahal - History
Soon after its completion, Shah Jahan was deposed and put under house arrest at nearby Agra Fort by his son Aurangzeb. Legend has it that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ric Flair: Encyclopedia Ii - Ric Flair - Legacy
Despite his age and his less-than-chiseled physique, Ric Flair can still take on wrestlers half his age. Even though he is long past his ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Glossary Of Sculpting Terms: Encyclopedia Ii - Glossary Of Sculpting Terms - C
Glossary of sculpting terms - carving. Carving is one of the oldest sculptural techniques. It is a reductive process; starting with a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eretz Israel Museum: Encyclopedia Ii - Eretz Israel Museum - Nechushtan Pavilion
Eretz Israel Museum - Reconstructed Mine. Inside the pavilion, the visitor finds himself in a reconstructed mine from the Chalcolithic ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Rock: Encyclopedia Ii - Australian Rock - The Late 1970s
The advent Double Jay and Countdown fundamentally changed the political economy of Australian popular music, and the pub circuit gave ris...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union: Encyclopedia Ii - International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union - The Decline Of The Union
The union often saw itself, both before and during Dubinsky's years at the head of the union, as the savior of the industry, eliminating ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drill Bit: Encyclopedia Ii - Drill Bit - Lip And Spur Drill
The lip and spur drill bit is a variation of the twist drill which is optimised for drilling in wood. It is also called the brad point bi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mummy: Encyclopedia - Mummy
A mummy is a corpse whose skin and flesh have been preserved by deliberate or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold or dryness, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caelum: Encyclopedia - Caelum
None Columba Lepus Eridanus Horologium Dorado Pictor Caelum (Latin for chisel, and similar to Latin for of the Sky) is a minor southern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Kidd: Encyclopedia - William Kidd
William "Captain" Kidd [born January 22, 1654 – May 23, 1701] is often remembered in infamy as a cruel, bloody pirate. Indeed, he, alon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babbitt Metal: Encyclopedia - Babbitt Metal
Babbitt metal, also called white metal, is an alloy used to provide the bearing surface in a plain bearing. It was invented in 1839 by Is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mummy: Encyclopedia - Mummy
A mummy is a corpse whose skin and flesh have been preserved by deliberate or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold or dryness, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War Elephant: Encyclopedia - War Elephant
War elephants were important, although not widespread, weapons in ancient military history. Their main use was in charges, to trample the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Woodworking: Encyclopedia - Woodworking
Woodworking is the process of building, making or carving something using wood. Woodworking - History. Along with stone, mud, and animal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celt Tool: Encyclopedia - Celt Tool
Celt (pron. 'selt') is an archaeological term formally used to describe long thin prehistoric stone or bronze adzes and other axe-like to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caulking: Encyclopedia - Caulking
Caulking is a process used to seal the seams in wooden boats, in order to make them watertight, or to close up crevices in buildings agai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wood Carving: Encyclopedia - Wood Carving
Wood carving is the process whereby wood is ornamented with any design, by means of sharp cutting tools held in the hand. The term can al...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Incisiform Tooth: Oceanography Dictionary - Incisiform Tooth
  Definition and meaning of incisiform tooth:   incisiform tooth - a chisel-shaped tooth used for cutting. Typically, it...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Triggerfish: Oceanography Dictionary - Triggerfish
  Definition and meaning of triggerfish:   triggerfish - any of several species of tropical coral reef fishes in the ord...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Woodworking: Encyclopedia Ii - Woodworking - History
Along with stone, mud, and animal parts, wood was certainly one of the first materials worked by primitive human beings. Indeed, the deve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War Elephant: Encyclopedia Ii - War Elephant - History
Elephant taming began in the Indus valley around 4,000 years ago. Taming is not used here as a synonym of domestication. Domesticated ani...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War Elephant: Encyclopedia Ii - War Elephant - History
Elephant taming began in the Indus valley around 4,000 years ago. Taming is not used here as a synonym of domestication. Domesticated ani...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mummy: Encyclopedia Ii - Mummy - Mummies In Recent Times
Mummies have been an object of intense interest in the West since archaeologists began finding them in large numbers. 19th-century aristo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Kidd: Encyclopedia Ii - William Kidd - Early Life And Career
Kidd was born into a reputable family in Greenock, Scotland. However after the death of his father when he was five, Kidd's family's inco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Woodturning: Encyclopedia Ii - Woodturning - Woodturning Tools
Turning tools are generally made from two different types of steel, Carbon steel, High speed steel (HSS), and more recently Powdered Meta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jackhammer: Encyclopedia Ii - Jackhammer - Hydraulic Operation
A hydraulic jackhammer (on a much larger scale than the portable ones) may be fitted to mechanical excavators and is widely used on roadw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babbitt Metal: Encyclopedia Ii - Babbitt Metal - Traditional Babbitt Bearings
In the traditional style of white metal bearing, a cast iron pillow block is assembled as a loose fit around the shaft, with the shaft in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jackhammer: Encyclopedia Ii - Jackhammer - Hydraulic Operation
A hydraulic jackhammer (on a much larger scale than the portable ones) may be fitted to mechanical excavators and is widely used on roadw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pietra Dura: Encyclopedia Ii - Pietra Dura - History
Inlay work, particularly on marble, where it takes the name of pietra dura, generated a lot of debate as far as its origin is concerned. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Kidd: Encyclopedia Ii - William Kidd - Early Life And Career
Kidd was born into a reputable family in Dundee, Scotland however after the death of his father when he was five, Kidd's family's income ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jackhammer: Encyclopedia Ii - Jackhammer - Health
The sound of the repeated hammer-blows combined with the explosive exhaust of the air, makes pneumatic jackhammers dangerously noisy, emi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Woodturning: Encyclopedia Ii - Woodturning - History
Its origin dates back to around 1300BC in Egypt where the Egyptians developed a two person operated lathe. One person was turned the wood...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War Elephant: Encyclopedia Ii - War Elephant - Tactical Use
There were plenty of military purposes for which elephants could be used. As enormous animals, they could carry heavy cargoes and provide...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War Elephant: Encyclopedia Ii - War Elephant - Tactical Use
There were plenty of military purposes for which elephants could be used. As enormous animals, they could carry heavy cargoes and provide...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Kidd: Encyclopedia Ii - William Kidd - Trial
When Kidd returned to New York City, he learned that he was a wanted pirate, and that several English men-of-war were searching for him. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mummy: Encyclopedia Ii - Mummy - Natural Mummies
Natural mummification is fairly rare, due to the requirement for certain specific conditions, but it has produced some of the oldest know...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mummy: Encyclopedia Ii - Mummy - Famous Mummies
Mummy - From Egypt. Tutankhamun Ramses I Nesperennub Amenophis III Thutmosis II Mummy - Others. Ötzi the Iceman Tollund Man Alexa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mummy: Encyclopedia Ii - Mummy - Mummies In Other Civilizations
A number of other civilizations are known to have practised the art of mummification. Aztecs Incas, (See Mummy Juanita). Also a practice...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mummy: Encyclopedia Ii - Mummy - Egyptian Mummification Process
Embalmers were given the task to preserve the deceased. Not only did their job require knowledge of human anatomy, they also had to perfo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mummy: Encyclopedia Ii - Mummy - Mummies In Ancient Egypt
In Egypt, the dead were originally not mummified with the extensive process that happened during the first dynasty. The dead were origina...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babbitt Metal: Encyclopedia Ii - Babbitt Metal - Modern Babbitt Bearings
In more modern practice, the crankshaft and connecting rod big end bearings in a modern automobile engine have bearings made of a replace...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Kidd: Encyclopedia Ii - William Kidd - Preparing His Expedition
On December 11 that same year, Coote, who was now governing New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, asked the "trusty and well belove...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Woodworking: Encyclopedia Ii - Woodworking - Topics In Woodworking
Woodworking is now a general term covering a wide range of skills and techniques. carpentry – Originally a carpenter was a wagon maker...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Woodworking: Encyclopedia Ii - Woodworking - Woodworking Tools
A variety of tools are used for woodworking. These may be divided into hand tools and power tools or woodworking machinery, or they may b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Kidd: Encyclopedia Ii - William Kidd - Mythology And Legend
The belief that Kidd left a buried treasure somewhere contributed considerably to the growth of his legend. This belief made its contribu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Kidd: Encyclopedia Ii - William Kidd - Turning Pirate
Finally, under pressure from his men, and perhaps in shock over what he had done, Kidd finally made the fatal decision of turning pirate....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Kidd: Encyclopedia Ii - William Kidd - Hunting For Pirates
In September of 1696, Kidd finally set sail again. However, more bad luck struck and a third of his crew soon perished due to the uncontr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wood Carving: Encyclopedia Ii - Wood Carving - History
From the remotest ages the decoration of wood has been a foremost art. The tendency of human nature has always been to ornament every art...   » Read the article