I am beginning a new chapter in my writing with Woodworking Network. I have been sent to Taiwan to report on current trends related to Taiwanese woodworking equipment, 80% of which is exported. As interesting as that assignment may sound, the truth is that the Taiwanese government, which is rightfu ...

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Winning team from St. Peter’s Mike Mierzejewski, from left, Lauren Davis, Michela Montgomery and Will Jamieson are framed next to their popsicle stick bridge during the annual Popsicle Stick Challenge as part of National Engineering Month on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at the Evinrude Centre. The ...

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Today, many clothes-pegs (also clothespins) are manufactured very cheaply by creating two interlocking plastic or wooden prongs, in between which is often wedged a small spring. This design was invented by David M. Smith (inventor) of Springfield, Vermont, in 1853. By a lever action, when the two p ...

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BAYFIELD — For the past 21 years, crafty and meticulous students from Bayfield High School have been “picking the teeth” of their competitors at the annual Toothpick Bridge Building Contest held at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. This year, four teams from Bayfield High School participated in t ...

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While store-bought bookmarks are a more convenient option for the lazy, home-made bookmarks possess more character and depth. Needless to say, they make the most perfect presents for bookworms. Paperclip Bookmarks Colourful paper or gem clips can make for adorable bookmarks. Twist one of the overla ...

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A six-feet-tall incense stick was lit at the Rathina Vinayagar Temple at R.S. Puram, on Thursday, to offer prayers for the victory of the Indian team in the ongoing World Cup Cricket tournament, at Australia and New Zealand. It is part of Mega Agarbathi ‘Pray for India’ campaign organised by Cycle ...

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Xinchang town, located in Chengdu’s Dayi county, has been dubbed “Sichuan’s number 1 village for manufacturing incense sticks”, as every household in the town can make incense sticks by hand—it’s a skill that’s been passed down from family to family. Since machi ...

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Vietnam’s Lunar New Year has a distinct smell. And a small village in the central city of Hue knows a thing or two about it. For centuries, families in Thuy Xuan Village have been making incense for the whole nation. Their incense sticks have many different aromas, including the popular agarw ...

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Now, these were dreams made from popsicle sticks and glue, to be sure, but some of them took a real beating before they succumbed. Still, it was a blow for their creators to hear the crack as each bridge reached its breaking point. The 16th annual Bridge Building Competition for middle-schoolers ha ...

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If you can make kindling, you can carve a spoon. And mastering spoon carving will not only help you make bowls, ladles, and shovels (and musical instruments — big ladles covered with skins and strings), it will also develop all the cutting and shaping skills you’ll need to make that tim ...

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The country’s largest consumer goods company Hindustan Unilever (HUL) will roll out its premium ice-cream Magnum in five more cities. HUL’s MD & CEO Sanjiv Mehta said that the company would do so by the summer of this year in a bid to increase Magnum’s footprint. Magnum, pri ...

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What you will need: 5 popsicle sticks Adult supervision Procedure: 1. Place two popsicle sticks in your hand so that they make a “V” shape. 2. Place one more popsicle stick over these two so that it is pointing straight up as shown: 3. Holding the sticks tightly at the base while you slide a pops ...

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