Canvass White famous quotes

The sand should be neither coarse nor fine but of a middling quality or about the size of the common pop(p)y seed. If the sand is too coarse the mortar will be short or brittle . . . If the sand is too fine the cement will shrink and crack after it has been used.
-- Canvass White

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The valuable properties of this cement depend in a great measure on the mode of preparing it for use. The mixing should therefore be conducted with care in order to form a perfect union of the powdered cement, sand and water. This can be best accomplished by the use of the New England corn hoe on a board floor or by beating with a hand stamper; not much labour is required if properly applied. Mechanics can judge when the mixture is perfect by the appearance of the mortar, which, when properly prepared, very much resembles putty.
-- Canvass White

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This cement can be used in any situation and for any purpose to which any other mortar or hydraulic cement can be applied. It does not become perfectly hard within one or two months.
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To every bushel of the powdered cement add one bushel of sand, mix them together and pass them through a sieve, then add a sufficient quantity of water to make it (by well mixing and working) about the consistency of a soft putty. It is then fit to use but should not be kept more than six or eight hours and should be thoroughly worked just before it is used.
-- Canvass White

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What made Manhattan Manhattan was the underground infrastructure, that engineering marvel.

I want to express the utmost intensity of the color, bring out the quality, make it expressive.

Everest is completely out of control. It's like crack.

I'm not scared at all... Of the cracks in the crystal ball.

There have always been jokes all over our songs; I originally started writing lyrics to make my friends crack a smile, which is difficult.

You get a good review, and it’s like crack. You need another hit. And another. And another. I know authors are like Tinkerbell and generally need applause to survive, but it’s a slippery slope.

They promised me that this would be my home. That girls like you would always be my sisters. But they weren't my sisters, were they?" Catherine asked, but then the lunacy broke, a quick and fleeting crack, and through it I saw anger and bitterness and rage.

Shall I crack any of those old jokes, master, At which the audience never fail to laugh?

As corny as it may sound, my true goal was to crack the Americana market.

I crack jokes and play games and that's really more my nature than being cold.