The job consists of us carvers carving decorative items out of poplar from which molds will be made and then casts made of wood-like plastic produced for sale in Woolworths, Kresges and other fine stores.

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Buildings along the beach are, legally, supposed to be made only of coconut wood and palm thatch, but concrete buildings have been built and more are going up.

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Which without me, what's his name, who hits so good, is certainly a man who's sure his bats are made of wood could be when summer beats a team to dust.

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At the time of his dental work, Walker was still small and light enough to be operated on an improvised table made from planks of wood laid on straw bales.

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Some residents want to rebuild boardwalks in the traditional manner using wood, while others believe they should be made of stronger materials, such as cement.

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"The outside should be modern but I don't think the royal family would go for a highly modern interior, it would have to be traditional, " says the designer who thinks furnishing should be classic with a slight modern twist such as simple mouldings made out of wood.

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Two sets of traffic lights will be installed and improvements will be made to the existing Bridge Street and Wood Street junction.

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Department of Conservation and Recreation Commissioner Ed Lambert said allowing Berkshire County wood to be shipped statewide would have made the beetle far more difficult to contain.

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He is angered by "the fact that I'm supposed to be punished for doing nothing more than owning a rifle that looks scary because its stock isn't made out of wood, " he said.

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