Sentence examples for plank construction from inspiring English sources

This originated in the Mediterranean basin; possibly it evolved from the older edge-fastened plank construction of the Egyptians.

Plank construction did not become common in Europe until metal fastenings were procurable, although pegged construction was probably used in an early stage of evolution.

Yet the breakfast room furniture was dead simple, the table of plank construction on sawhorses, enameled white and studded with black nailheads.

The bark canoe and the skin boat were employed in some timbered areas, and the rigid framing of the skin boat may have been adapted naturally to plank construction.

The basic advantages of sewed plank construction were utilized in a patented process, using copper or bronze wire, that was employed in England early in the 20th century for building high-speed motor boats.

The building itself, from 1840, is a fine example of plank construction, in which two-by-fours are piled horizontally one atop the other for a costly but well-insulated structure.

"It was stressful having a 6-month-old and walking on wood planks, with construction dust all over the place".

Empty Lot is the title of Abraham Cruzvillegas's new Turbine Hall installation for Tate Modern – a soaring plank and scaffolding construction veering like a ship's prow through the oceanic space, bearing aloft what amounts to a vast multi-part allotment.

Another species in tropical America, C. tinctoria (fustic), is used in heavy construction, planking, and flooring.

As a teenager Mr. Kessler skated on the fringes of the city, using planks pilfered from construction sites to create makeshift ramps.

Main Street in recent years has undergone stark changes, especially with the addition in 2008 of Riverton Lofts, a modernistic 25-unit condominium complex with a concrete-plank-on-steel construction and a facade of limestone, terra-cotta brick and zinc.