Can you polish steel to look like chrome? Making stainless steel look like chrome involves little more than sanding and polishing the surface until it has a mirrorlike sheen. Stainless steel can’t perfectly mimic chrome because chrome has a bluish … Continue reading →

Do Glass Balustrades need a continuous handrail? It is a common question from architects in the process of specifying a glass balustrade. The simple answer is no, you do not always need a continuous handrail even if the glass is … Continue reading →

Circle hooks have been shown to increase the survival of angler released fish. With their success already proven for many game fish species, these hooks are now used increasingly for many other common recreational species including bream, flathead and kingfish. … Continue reading →

If someone is rubbernecking, they are staring at someone or something, especially in a rude or silly way. [informal, disapproval] The accident was caused by people slowing down to rubber-neck. [ VERB] rubbernecker Word forms: plural rubberneckers countable noun. What … Continue reading →

Under normal conditions both salmon and steelhead prefer large spinners. Use sizes 9 – 18 as a starting point for steelhead trout and sizes 12 – 20 for salmon. Use the smaller sizes in the clearest water. What lure do … Continue reading →

Most antonyms are pretty obvious, like “good” and “bad,” or “black” and “white.” Some words can be transformed into their antonyms simply by adding the prefixes “un,” “in,” or “non,” as when “likable” is changed into its antonym, “unlikable.” The … Continue reading →

Not many people will cast Kwikfish. I sure am glad they don’t. I have caught a ton of big trout on these things. In fact, it’s probably my number one lure to cast to trout in still or slow-moving water. … Continue reading →

How fast do you troll with a plug? It’s generally believed that plugs are best trolled faster than you might when bait fishing; somewhere between 2.5 and 5.6 mph seems to work well. What kind of bait do salmon like? … Continue reading →

Trunk diameter on large trees is measured at “breast height” which is 4-1/2 feet above the ground, and is more commonly referred to as DBH or Diameter Breast Height. To find the DBH, stand next to the trunk of the … Continue reading →

For example, to type a ô, hold down CTRL, SHIFT and ^, release and type o. How do I type an accent over an O? Accented characters and shortcuts Example 1: To type the letter ó, hold down the Control … Continue reading →

As protected turns are turns that are safe to take with a showing green signal, any and all turns made at intersections without such a green arrow signal would be considered unprotected turns. The term unprotected simply means that when … Continue reading →

What material are planer boards made of? BUILDING THE PLANER BOARDS. Select a light wood of sufficient size. Common 1″×8″ is sufficient (3/4″×7½” nominal). Cedar or pine works well (plywood is too heavy). How do you make planer boards pull … Continue reading →

How to Measure the Diameter of Galvanized Pipe Measure the pipe’s inside diameter. Measure the outside diameter of the pipe to estimate the inside diameter. Estimate the inside diameter by subtracting 1/4-inch from the outside diameter, if your pipe is … Continue reading →

rumble strips. Centerline rumble strips are used on undivided highways to reduce cross-over incidents and resultant head-on collisions. Shoulder rumble strips are used primarily to reduce run-off-road collisions. They alert distracted or drowsy drivers that they are leaving the roadway … Continue reading →

plus juncture. Also known as open juncture, this is subdivided into internal open juncture and external open juncture. It is the juncture that occurs at word boundaries. In phonetic transcription open juncture is transcribed /+/, hence the name plus juncture. … Continue reading →