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  2. Ulu - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally the ulu was made with a caribou antler, muskox horn, or walrus ivory handle and slate cutting surface, due to the lack of metal smelting technology in the Arctic. The handle could also be carved from bone, and wood was sometimes used when it was available.

  3. Livestock dehorning - Wikipedia

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    A curved knife can be used to cut the horn off when the calf is younger than a couple of months old. It is a simple procedure where the horn and the growth ring is cut off to remove the horn.

  4. List of horn techniques - Wikipedia

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    B♭ alto — up a perfect fourth. A — up a major third. G — up a major second. E — down a minor second. E♭ — down a major second (used for horn on pitches with multiple sharps until Richard Strauss) D — down a minor third. C — down a perfect fourth. B♭ basso — down a perfect fifth. Some less common transpositions include:

  5. Conch (instrument) - Wikipedia

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    Conch, or conque, also known as a "seashell horn" or "shell trumpet", is a wind instrument that is made from a conch, the shell of several different kinds of sea snails. Their natural conical bore is used to produce a musical tone.

  6. File:Local artisan cutting and filing animal horn to make ...

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    English: Local artisan cutting and filing animal horn to make combs in Alappuzha, Kerala, India. Italiano: Artigiano locale mentre intaglia e lima dei corni animali per farne pettini a Alappuzha, Kerala, India.

  7. Sewing table - Wikipedia

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    A sewing table or work table is a table or desk used for sewing. Generally it has large amounts of space and a full set of sewing tools . Nearby there will be a chair and a waste bin.

  8. Cutting tool (machining) - Wikipedia

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    In the context of machining, a cutting tool or cutter is typically a hardened metal tool that is used to cut, shape, and remove material from a workpiece by means of machining tools as well as abrasive tools by way of shear deformation. The majority of these tools are designed exclusively for metals.

  9. Western saddle - Wikipedia

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    The modern western saddle begins with a "tree" that defines the shape of the bars, the seat, the swells, horn, and cantle. Traditional trees are made of wood covered with rawhide, coated with varnish or a similar modern synthetic coating. In some cases, the core of the horn may be of metal.

  10. Thimble - Wikipedia

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    A thimble is a small pitted cup worn on the finger that protects it from being pricked or poked by a needle while sewing. The Old English word þȳmel, the ancestor of thimble, is derived from Old English þūma, the ancestor of the English word thumb.

  11. Blowing horn - Wikipedia

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    Blowing an ox horn in a Basque festival. The blowing horn or winding horn is a sound device that is usually made of or shaped like an animal horn, arranged to blow from a hole in the pointed end of it.