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FURNITURE MAKING [17 records]

Record 1 2022-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Restoration of Works of Art (Museums and Heritage)
CONT

A frame maker is a specialized kind of wood craftsman. Most people who do this kind of work also know general woodworking skills including how to build a cabinet or a book case from scratch. However, because there isn’t much call for custom built furniture, many wood crafts people go into frame making, which is still a popular niche.

Key term(s)
  • framemaker

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Restauration d'œuvres d'art (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Personne qui fait […] des cadres.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Types of Wood
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A very large African tropical tree yielding a pinkish wood used for furniture making.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Sortes de bois
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Très grand arbre d'Afrique tropicale (Côte-d'Ivoire) dont le bois au grain très fin, moiré, rosé clair est utilisé en ébénisterie.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Types of Wood
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

The soft reddish-brown wood of an African tree, Aucoumea klaineana, used for making furniture. [the tree itself].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Sortes de bois
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Types of Wood
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A West African tree of the mahogany family. The hard, light-colored wood of this tree is used for making furniture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Sortes de bois
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Arbre d'Afrique tropicale au bois blanc uni léger et brillant, possède un grain assez fin. Employé en menuiserie et agencement intérieur.

Spanish

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Record 5 2016-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Types of Wood
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A South American tree of the mahogany family. The light, reddish-brown wood of this tree is used for making furniture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Sortes de bois
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Arbre d'Amérique tropicale. Bois rouge clair qui brunit à la lumière, grain mi-fin, mi-dur, mi-lourd. Employé en ébénisterie, placage, menuiserie.

Spanish

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Record 6 2016-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

(Leguminosae family) Commercially important species limited to the Kalahari sand soils of north and north-eastern Namibia. The wood is sought after for use in wood-carving and furniture making.

Key term(s)
  • barwood

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 7 2016-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family characterized by spreading branches and gray bark. The hard, red or golden-brown wood of this tree is used for making furniture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Il n'existe pas de nom français pour cette espèce.

Spanish

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Record 8 2013-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
C10H16
formula, see observation
138-86-3
CAS number
DEF

A chemical product which appears under the form of a colorless liquid with a lemonlike odor, is derived either from various essential oils, by close fractionation of wood turpentine or as a by-product in making synthetic camphor, and which is used as a solvent, in rubber compounding and reclaiming, as a dispersing agent, in paints, enamels, lacquers and varnishes, as a general wetting and dispersing agent, in printing inks, in perfumes, in flavors, in floor waxes and furniture polishes, in synthetic resins and polyterpenes.

OBS

1-methyl-4-(prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclohex-1-ene: form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry).

OBS

alpha: This word must be replaced by the corresponding Greek letter or italicized.

OBS

The prefixes "dl" and "p" must be italicized.

OBS

Chemical formula: C10H16

Key term(s)
  • a-limonene

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
C10H16
formula, see observation
138-86-3
CAS number
DEF

Produit chimique se présentant sous la forme d'un liquide incolore, à odeur de citron, que l'on utilise comme aromatisant, agent dispersant, agent mouillant, solvant pour cires et vernis, dans les résines et les polyterpènes et en parfumerie.

CONT

[...] le pinène bicyclique s'isomérise en camphène bicycle, mais il peut donner également les monocycles que sont le dipentène, le terpinolène et le terpinène.

OBS

1-méthyl-4-(prop-1-én-2-yl)cyclohex-1-ène : forme recommandée par l'UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée).

OBS

p-mentha-1,8-diène : Le préfixe «p» s'écrit en italique.

OBS

alpha : Ce mot doit être remplacé par la lettre grecque correspondante ou s'écrire en italique.

CONT

Formule chimique : C10H16

Key term(s)
  • a-limonène

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
C10H16
formula, see observation
138-86-3
CAS number
DEF

Líquido incoloro; olor a limón; miscible con alcohol; insoluble en agua. Inflamable. Tóxico.

OBS

Fórmula química: C10H16

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Record 9 2013-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glues and Adhesives (Industries)
  • Plywood
OBS

A water-resistant adhesive made from casein and usually hydrated lime and mixed with cold water for use esp. in making plywood and furniture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Colles et adhésifs (Industries)
  • Contreplaqués
CONT

Les colles caséines ont connu leur heure de gloire au début du siècle. Continuant sur leur lancée, elles étaient encore très utilisées jusqu'en 1939 pour le collage des contreplaqués et des avions en bois [...] Notons en passant que la majorité des charpentes lamellées-collées utilisées en intérieur, aux Etats-Unis, sont encore collées à la caséine [...] Le processus de fabrication est le suivant : on dissout d'abord le fluorure de sodium dans de l'eau tiède [...], puis on verse la caséine par petites quantités en agitant le mélange. Après quinze minutes, on ajoute le lait de chaux, puis vingt minutes plus tard le silicate de soude.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pegamentos y adhesivos (Industrias)
  • Madera contrachapada
CONT

Adhesivo de caseína. Dispersión coloidal de caseína que se puede preparar con o sin calor. Puede contener modificadores, inhibidores y aglomerantes secundarios para brindar propiedades adhesivas específicas, e incluye una subclase, identificada normalmente como pegante de caseína, cuya base es una mezcla seca de caseína, cal y sales de sodio, mezclada con agua y preparada sin calor.

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Record 10 2012-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
CONT

Highlighting, in antiquing, [means] accenting raised areas on furniture with a lighter tone than the crevices, [or] emphasizing the impression of relief by making certain parts of a finished surface lighter than the general color of that surface.

Key term(s)
  • pick out the molding
  • raise moulding by color
  • raise molding by color
  • raise molding by colour

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
DEF

Faire ressortir un fond ou marquer les contours d'un ornement par opposition de couleurs. [Définition normalisée par l’AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.]

OBS

réchampir : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 11 2007-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bushel-Making
CONT

The secondary processing of the timber covers the manufacturers of furniture and boards, companies that manufacture wooden products and various other industries(bushel making, brush factories, etc.).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissellerie
DEF

Fabrication [...] d'objets en bois, particulièrement de mesures de capacité comme le boisseau.

Spanish

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Record 12 2006-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Furniture Industries
CONT

Yet I can refer to the study by the Canada West Foundation which generally purports to support free trade but says jobs will be lost in western Canada in food processing, in furniture making, in the service industries, in the horticultural industries, in poultry and in dairy industries.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du meuble
CONT

La fabrication de meubles s'inscrit dans le secteur du «meuble et de l'ameublement» dans l'industrie manufacturière du Québec et englobe la fabrication de meubles de maison, de bureau et toute autre industrie du meuble et d'articles d'ameublement.

Spanish

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Record 13 2002-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
DEF

A loose, collective term(but firmly established) for certain insect larvae, more particularly those of furniture and powder-post beetles, that tunnel in wood, making wormholes and rendering the wood itself wormy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
DEF

Terme [flou] pour désigner certaines larves d'insectes, plus particulièrement celles qui perforent les meubles et y forment des trous de ver et vermoulures.

OBS

Selon le Dictionnaire forestier multilingue d'André Métro, ver du bois serait un terme impropre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
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Record 14 1999-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
DEF

In hot-metal composition, the securing of type after making it up into pages by tying each page with a page-cord.(This remains in position until the page is surrounded with furniture in the chase).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
DEF

Action d'attacher avec de la ficelle des pages de manière composée.

Spanish

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Record 15 1998-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Finishing
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
CONT

Highlighting [means], in antiquing, accenting raised areas on furniture with a lighter tone than the crevices. Emphasizing the impression of relief by making certain parts of a finished surface lighter than the general color of that surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finitions (Construction)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
DEF

Action de faire ressortir un fond ou de marquer les contours d'un ornement par opposition de couleurs différentes.

Spanish

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Record 16 1995-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Do-it-yourself (Hobbies)
DEF

An occupation in which articles are fashioned totally or chiefly by hand especially with manual and often artistic skill usually as either a trade or a hobby.

DEF

Do-it-yourselfery: the activity of a do-it-yourselfer.

CONT

With construction costs climbing daily, and with a rejuvenated interest in handicrafts, more and more people are discovering the advantages of making home repairs and improvements. Others have always enjoyed working with tools and know the relaxation and satisfaction of building and repairing their own furniture or of tinkering with automobiles.

OBS

Do-it-yourselfer: a person who makes and repairs things at home.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bricolage
DEF

Activité manuelle non professionnelle consistant en travaux de réparation, d'installation ou de fabrication effectués dans la maison.

CONT

Favorisé par l'accroissement du temps de loisir, le développement de la maison individuelle et des résidences secondaires, par le goût de "faire soi-même", ainsi que par la difficulté et le coût du recours aux professionnels, le bricolage est devenu une réalité économique offrant un marché dont l'expansion, en volume, est supérieure à 10% par an.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bricolaje
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Record 17 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finish Carpentry (Wood Industries)
DEF

Lumber sawn essentially for furniture or cabinet making.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Menuiserie (Industr. du bois)

Spanish

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