Sawn frames are assembled from separate pieces, either half lapped or gusseted together to form the shape required for the hull. Alternatively, bent frames are bent around a former or into a hull using one or more layers of solid wood.
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SEQUESTER
To form a stable, water-soluble complex.
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BALL BEARING
An anti-friction rolling type bearing containing rolling elements in the form of balls.
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CLOUD POINT
The temperature at which waxy crystals in an oil or fuel form a cloudy appearance.
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CRACKING
The process whereby large molecules are broken down by the application of heat and pressure to form smaller molecules.
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AGGLOMERATE
The clustering together of a few or many particles into a larger solid mass.
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ADHESION
The property of a lubricant that causes it to cling or adhere to a solid surface.
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ADSORPTION
Adhesion of the molecules of gases, liquids, or dissolved substances to a solid surface, resulting in relatively high concentration of the molecules at the place of contact; e.g. the plating out of an anti-wear additive on metal surfaces.
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DEMULSIBILITY
The ability of a fluid that is insoluble in water to separate from water with which it may be mixed in the form of an emulsion.
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HEAVE
The oscillatory vertical rise and fall, due to the entire hull being lifted by the force of the sea. Also called HEAVING
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CARBON
A non-metallic element - No. 6 in the periodic table. Diamonds and graphite are pure forms of carbon. Carbon is a constituent of all organic compounds. It also occurs in combined form in many inorganic substances; i.e., carbon dioxide, limestone, etc.
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