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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"woodwork"”.
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Analysis of Historic Paints on Woodwork at Andalusia Mansion - Understanding the Period of Benjamin Latrobe and Thomas Walter
This study of architectural finishes is intended to substantiate evidence of physical and material changes to the building by way of paint evidence. It augments existing research, including the recently published 2014 Andalusia Big House Historic Structure Report and the 2014 report on the doors …
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Perceptions of craftsmen and apprentices regarding self-employment skill acquisition in the Kenyan informal sector
… and apprentices in auto-repair, metalwork, and woodwork trades. A multistage cluster sampling technique was used to select the craftsmen and apprentices from target population. Frequency distributions, percentages and measures of central tendencies were used to analyze descriptive data while …
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The misericords of Beverley Minister : a corpus of folkloric imagery and its cultural milieu, with special reference to the influence of Northern European iconography on Late Medieval and Early Modern English woodwork
The set of 68 misericords in Beverley Minster, Yorkshire, carved in 1520, are considered here both as a corpus of 'folkloric' imagery in their own right, and in a eider cultural context. A detailed iconographic examination of the individual misericords under such headings as 'The Fool and Follies', …
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Three Essays on the Supply of Long-Term Care Services to the Elderly in the U.S.
… long-term care research: “caregiver burden” and “woodwork effect.” In particular, the results of the first and third essay question the presence of “caregiver burden” and “woodwork effect” respectively, while the third essay challenges the pervasiveness of “caregiver burden” among unmarried adult …
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The Development of a framework for sustainable housing delivery in Lagos, Nigeria
… that will come out of the bureaucratic woodwork. 4) There needs to be an urban redesign driven by stakeholders keen to see government policy align with sustainable housing objectives. Key recommendations from this research are that: 1) The government should partner with the private …
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Activity monitoring: continuous recognition and performance evaluation
… a set of typical hand and tool activities in a woodwork assembly scenario. We evaluate two methods for detecting and recognising these activities using a combination of body-worn microphones and accelerometers. The first method uses two separately placed microphones on the user’s arm to locate …
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Crafting Connections: Unpacking Generational Linkages of Craftsmanship, and Memorialising Cultural Traditions
… of making in practices of beading, weaving, woodwork, crochet, knitting, and sewing. Using a personal connection to craft as a starting point, the research is extended to unpack overarching ideas of craft as a generational link that is embedded in memory and culture, the value and holistic …
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Defining Sustainability Through Bentwood Lamination
What does sustainability mean with respect to furniture design and fabrication? How has technology - created and subsequently clouded - opportunities for new thinking? This body of work explores these broader questions and, more specifically, the efficiencies of bending wood. Historical precedents …
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An Evaluation of an Experiment in Instruction in Junior High School Beginning Woodworking
… measure the effectiveness, based on fundamental woodworking knowledge gained, of a method of teaching junior high school woodworking through teacher-controlled projects.