Michie's Whale Skull Bone will be made using a metal framework inside a carved dense polystyrene material which is then coated in reinforced concrete.

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The two pipes, which originally went up to the Deepwater Horizon, have been reconnected with heavyweight hoses to a metal framework called a manifold that has been installed nearby.

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More recently, he has been dreaming of cases in a shiny, metal-like surface or displaying an inner "skeleton" framework to convey a futuristic look.

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Dennis Johnson of Natural Space Domes in Minnesota sells kits for building a dome home either the entire pre-fabricated kit with framework and sheeting and interior panels or a basic kit, which just includes the metal connection brackets.

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