Wooden kayaks and fabric kayaks on wooden frames dominated the market up until the 1950s, when fiberglass boats were first introduced in the US, and inflatable rubberized fabric boats were first introduced in Europe.

Wooden statues of the spirits were erected on top of this sacrificial castle.

Wooden slides were also installed along the barge ’ s hull to accommodate ten assault boats ( Sturmbooten ), each capable of carrying six infantrymen and powered by a 30hp outboard motor.

Wooden bridges were constructed on pilings sunk into the river, or on stone piers.

Wooden scabbards were usually covered in fabric or leather, and leather versions also usually bore metal fittings for added protection and carrying ease.

Wooden skis, leather boots and cable bindings disappeared almost overnight, and were gone by 1972.

Wooden movable types were used continually in China.

His most important work is perhaps the trilogy The Human Predicament, of which only the first two volumes, The Fox in the Attic ( 1961 ) and The Wooden Shepherdess ( 1973 ), were complete when he died ; twelve chapters, under 50 pages, of the final volume are now published.

Wooden or canvas buckets were brought for carrying water, and most travelers carried canteens or water bags for daily use.

Wooden ceilings and panelling were usually brightly coloured.

Wooden carriages were originally hauled by steam locomotives, and at the start of the 20th century the District and Metropolitan were seeing increased competition in central London from the new Underground Electric Railways of London ( UERL ) tube lines and the use of buses.

Wooden steps up to the Temple Cave were built in 1920 and have since been replaced by 272 concrete steps.

Wooden buildings were erected on Main Street and Pecan Street, many by Conrad Pfluger – one of Henry Pfluger, Sr .' s eight sons.

In 1972 the band members decided to choose a new name when they signed to Wooden Nickel Records after a talent scout at a concert at St. John Of The Cross Church in Western Springs IL, James Young's home town. Several suggestions were made, and according to DeYoung, the name Styx ( the river in Greek mythology between Earth and the Underworld ) was chosen because it was " the only one that none of us hated ".

The band's Wooden Nickel recordings Styx ( 1972 ), Styx II ( 1973 ), The Serpent Is Rising ( 1973 ), and Man of Miracles ( 1974 ) were a mixture of straight-ahead rock with some dramatic prog-rock flourishes and art-rock aspirations.

Wooden shelters above the first-floor platform and stairs ( the cause of frequent fires ) were rebuilt in brick, creating the present-day wraparound galleries with tented roofs above the porches and vestibules.

Wooden keys and hammers were replaced by moulded plastic ones.

Wooden domes were evidently used in Etruria on the Italian peninsula from archaic times.

Wooden printing sorts were in use for centuries in combination with metal type.

Wooden ramrods were used with the first guns but were replaced by iron ones, although guns with wooden ramrods were still issued to troops on American service until 1765 and later to loyalist units in the American Revolution.

* Wooden Leg, Northern Cheyenne, warrior fought at Little Bighorn

An example of his generosity was Sitting Bull's taking care of Wooden Leg's Northern Cheyenne tribe.

Wooden Leg, a Northern Cheyenne, relates another legend told to him by an old man as they were traveling together past the Devils Tower around 1866-1868.

On June 25, 2003, an unknown Lakota warrior marker was placed on Wooden Leg Hill, east of Last Stand Hill to honor a warrior who was killed during the battle as witnessed by the Northern Cheyenne warrior Wooden Leg.

Among those who respected Lawton was Wooden Leg, a Northern Cheyenne who was in a group of Cheyenne escorted by then Lieutenant Lawton to a southern reservation.

Much of Battleline Publications line, including Wooden Ships and Iron Men and the Diplomacy variant based on Renaissance Italy, Machiavelli was republished by Avalon Hill, along with the popular Diplomacy.

Wooden U-2 model-one of two used by Powers when he testified to the Senate Committee.

Wooden pegs and harp pegs are also used, but both can still cause tuning problems in damper climates unless made with great skill.

* Wooden coffins and wooden tools are used in the burial places of the Alemanni.

Close up of a Wooden DummyMook Yan Chong literally means " wood person post ", as such it is used to take the place of an imaginary partner to practice on.

* Wooden log, also known as timber, wood from trees used for construction, fuel, or wood pulp for paper production

It was used for several World War II fighter aircraft, including the British-built Mosquito bomber, which was nicknamed " The Wooden Wonder ".

The name nardshir comes from the Persian nard ( Wooden block ) and shir ( lion ) referring to the two type of pieces used in play.

Wooden sleepers continued to be used the rails being secured by spikes passing through the extremities but, circa 1793, stone blocks also began to be used, an innovation associated with the name of Benjamin Outram, who, however, was not the first to make it.

Wooden bats or clubs could be used to help with beating the dirt out.

Wooden domes may also have been used in ancient Greece, over buildings such as the Tholos of Epidaurus, which is typically depicted with a conical roof.

Wooden ramrods were also used in the Dragoon version produced from 1744 to 1771 and for Navy and Marine use.

Wooden pipes were used in London and elsewhere during the 16th and 17th centuries.

Wooden caskets are used as fuel for funeral pyres instead as the dead accumulate faster than they can be buried.

Wooden skewers are often made from bamboo ; however, other woods may be used.

Despite the widespread support of music critics, the album sold poorly and soon disappeared-at least in the USA, although in the UK it remained fondly remembered, in part because of one track (" Wooden Wife ") being used on a popular CBS sampler album.

Wooden rectangular coffins were still being used, but their decorations became more elaborate during the rule of the Heracleopolitan kings.

Wooden pegs wedged between the shell and the lacing could be used to increase tension still further.

* Wooden wands of about 60 " in length were popular exercise implements during the Victorian era, particularly in the U. S. A. and in Canada, being used to perform various flexibility and strengthening routines.

Wooden coal containers used on railways go back to the 1830s on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.

Wooden pump drills with quartz drill bits and steatite weights were used to drill the shells.