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How Products are Made: This acclaimed title answers the question How do they make that? with in-depth articles covering a wide variety of products such as silver, piano, camera, paper currency and more. Each entry offers a straightforward, step-by-step description of the manuf

How Products are Made

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Suture
Suture Background A surgical suture is used to close the edges of a wound or incision and to repair damaged tissue. There are many kinds of sutures,...
1/1/99 by Angela Woodward · More from publication
Swimming Pool
Swimming Pool Background The most common type of in-ground manufactured swimming pool on the market today is the concrete pool. Although there are a...
1/1/99 by Bonny McClain · More from publication
Swimsuit
Swimsuit Background A swimsuit is an article of clothing used for swimming and sunbathing. For women, the swimsuit is either a two-piece bra and...
1/1/99 by Mary MeNulty · More from publication
Table
Table Background The table is a basic piece of household furniture. It generally consists of a flat top that is supported by either a set of legs,...
1/1/99 by Nancy Bryk · More from publication
Tattoo
Tattoo Background A tattoo is a design that is permanently etched in the skin using needles and ink. The word tattoo is derived from the Tahitian...
1/1/99 by Randy Schueller · More from publication
Teflon
Teflon Background Teflon is the registered trade name of the highly useful plastic material polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). PTFE is one of a class of...
1/1/99 by Angela Woodward · More from publication