Beaverboard
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Beaverboard is a light wood-like building material, formed of wood fibre
compressed into sheets. It was originally a trademark. It has occasionally been used as a canvas
by artists; most famously, the iconic painting "American Gothic
" by Grant Wood
is painted on a beaverboard panel.
Based off of The Zoo Story by Edward Albee, Beaver Boarding is an act.vb. where one decides to purposefully pluck out their eyebrows with the concentration of a Buddhist while wearing a kimono in a laughably small room.
Wood fibre
Wood fibres are usually cellulosic elements that are extracted from trees, straw, bamboo, cotton seed, hemp, sugarcane and other sources.The end paper product dictates the species, or species blend, that is best suited to provide the desirable sheet characteristics, and also dictates the required...
compressed into sheets. It was originally a trademark. It has occasionally been used as a canvas
Canvas
Canvas is an extremely heavy-duty plain-woven fabric used for making sails, tents, marquees, backpacks, and other items for which sturdiness is required. It is also popularly used by artists as a painting surface, typically stretched across a wooden frame...
by artists; most famously, the iconic painting "American Gothic
American Gothic
American Gothic is a painting by Grant Wood, in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Wood's inspiration came from a cottage designed in the Gothic Revival style with a distinctive upper window and a decision to paint the house along with "the kind of people I fancied should live in that...
" by Grant Wood
Grant Wood
Grant DeVolson Wood was an American painter, born four miles east of Anamosa, Iowa. He is best known for his paintings depicting the rural American Midwest, particularly the painting American Gothic, an iconic image of the 20th century.- Life and career :His family moved to Cedar Rapids after his...
is painted on a beaverboard panel.
See also
- PaperboardPaperboardPaperboard is a thick paper based material. While there is no rigid differentiation between paper and paperboard, paperboard is generally thicker than paper. According to ISO standards, paperboard is a paper with a basis weight above 224 g/m2, but there are exceptions. Paperboard can be single...
Based off of The Zoo Story by Edward Albee, Beaver Boarding is an act.vb. where one decides to purposefully pluck out their eyebrows with the concentration of a Buddhist while wearing a kimono in a laughably small room.