A gauge, as indicated by its numerous definitions, can mean a lot of things to different users. In order to determine its precise meaning, you would first have to look at the context in which this word is being used.

Generally, gauge is the term used to denote a typical form of measurement referring to an object's quantity, capacity or even its dimension. It may also refer to the instrument employed whenever an item is being measured or examined. Gauge may be the basis for making an evaluation or estimation like a test. In mathematics, gauge, as a concept, is applied when studying convex sets. In knitting, gauge would mean the fineness of the total stitches made within a certain length of the material. In physics, it is part of the group forming the mathematical mappings known as the gauge transformation. In sailing or water transportation, nautical gauge means the distance of a boat relative to another vessel including the wind factor. In land transportation specifically in railroads, gauge refers to the length between any two rails.

Gauge often refers to the measure of the thickness or the diameter of an object. Under the American wire gauge standard, gauge relates to the magnitude across the circle of the wire, or simply its diameter. As a medical term, gauge means the needle's diameter with respect to the Stubs Iron Wire Gauge. In the science of metallurgy, it pertains to the body comprising a metal sheet.

In engineering, gauges pertain to various devices that are utilized for measurement purposes. The list of types of gauge devices include the pressure gauge, the temperature gauge, the wire gauge, the bore gauge, the feeler gauge, the radius gauge, the thread pitch gauge, the strain gauge, the Vernier height gauge and the gauge blocks, among others.

Furniture is an inseparable element in home decorating. It is furniture that makes the rooms in a home habitable/usable. Depending upon the use of the room, the quantity of furniture changes.

In early ages a lot of emphasis was given on the size of the furniture. for example the king was give a «throne» which clearly stated his status within the society. From then furniture has become a fashion trend with furniture design as a complete profession in itself.

Primarily furniture comes in two main body frames, wooden and steel. The wooden furniture then gets divided into many types of woods depending upon the type of furniture required. For example teak wood, cedar wood, cane furniture etc…

The steel furniture also has varieties such as stainless steel, wrought iron furniture, etc…

Very basic difference between the two types of furniture is the method of manufacturing them. Lets take a look at some of the basic pros and cons for these two types of furniture body

materials.

1. ) Wooden Furniture

Wooden furniture is the most widely used and opted for type of material for furniture. The main reason is ease of use. Since wood is a soft material to work with (as compared to steel), manufacturing furniture with wood requires less amount of initial investment in terms of money.

Carpentry skills required to carry of furniture jobs can also be easily learned, hence it is a popular type of furniture type. From users point of view, wooden furniture looks very aesthetic and becuase of its soft nature decoration can be easily made on wooden surfaces.

1. ) Steel Furniture

Steel furniture has gained much popularity after the advances in technology in the metallurgy field. Manufacturing of steel furniture does require special tools and skills. The greatest advantage of steel furniture is its strength and lifespan.

Steel furniture can be put under the category of «contemporary furniture». Becuase of the flexible manufacturing process, furniture with any size and shape can be easily designed and manufactured today. Wooden furniture does have certain limitations when it comes to shapes.

But our main question remains unanswered! which one should you go for, wooden or the steel furniture?

Of course there is not a straight forward answer for this question. You can go for a wooden theme or a complete steel theme design or a combination of both. But there is a different point of view for

looking at it and that's visual quality.

Both wooden and steel furniture has got their own visual impacts on our mind. This visual impact will differ depending upon final finish of the furniture piece. So it's not just use of the furniture piece, but aesthetic features also matter a lot.

If you go for «all steel„ furniture theme your interior space might look like a modern and contemporary styles, which might not be acceptable at times. On the other hand the “all wooden» furniture theme might give your space a country type of look.

Because furniture pieces are the first things which are visible when we enter any room, their selection greatly affects visual qualities of spaces.

There is one more point to consider here. If you are the kind of person who likes to shift the furniture layout more often, go for steel furniture. Of course this is not the ultimate rule of the world. I am saying this simply because it is easy to transfer the steel furniture from place to place with the

help of wheels.

Thus whatever type of furniture you choose you must consider that it's not just usability but visual factors are equally responsible for the beauty of interior spaces.

I hope you have enjoyed this text…

Copyright Shrinivas Vaidya

A wristwatch or a watch is a kind of a timepiece that a person wears for referring to time. Watches first came into existence in 1600s as a modification of spring powered clocks. Modern watches have a lot of other functions like that of a calendar in addition to the display of time.

Most common type of wristwatch is worn on person`s wrist and is tightened with help of a watchband that is made up of nylon, leather, any other plastic strap, metal link or sometimes, even ceramic. Before this, watches were pocket watches which were carried separately.

Watch designed was greatly improved in the 21st Century due to technological advances in the field of metallurgy, physical vapor deposition and composite materials. Better materials are now used for making watches which are more durable, more accurate, more aesthetic and more reliable.

Escapement is a kind of mechanism that limits and controls the unwinding in the watch. It converts a simple unwinding into a periodic energy release. This is done by gear interlocking that switches among `driven` and `free` state.

Balance wheel along with the spring or Hairspring forms a harmonic oscillator. This oscillator controls the gear system motion in the watch. This is similar to a pendulum clock.

Tourbillon is a rotating type of frame used for escapement. It cancels out the effects of the bias in timekeeping using gravity. Otherwise, the watch would have to be kept in the same position for a lot of time.

Movement in a watch is the mechanism which measures the time and hence helps to display the correct current time. The movements can be mechanical, electronic and maybe, even both. Most of the watches use electronic timekeeping these days even if the face of watch has a mechanical hand.

Watches are mostly classified on basis of their movements. The classifications are Mechanical Movements, Tuning Fork Movement, Electronic Movement and Radio controlled movement. The source of power used can be a spring. There are Self Winding springs also present. Some modern watches off the movement of the wearer, some watches run with the help of the batteries, or electronic power. Some watches are light powered, while some of them are powered by the body heat.

Time display is generally done in the form of Analog or Digital display. Analog display is done using two hands, one each for hour and minute and sometimes another hand is used to display seconds. In digital display, usually there is a LCD screen on which the time in digital format appears.

All the watches show the time in atleast hours and minutes. Few watches also show the date, day and some of them even have alarms. Some more complicated watches have stopwatch, lunar phases, Perpetual Calendar, Minute repeater and equation of the time.

When the sales of Swiss watch makers went down, they redesigned it and produced a much cheaper version in end of 20th Century. With the help of some graphic designers, they also launched an array of Fashionable watches. Dual time watches for international travelers were designed. Collectable or Jewelry type watches were designed which had high miniaturization and precision along with nice aesthetic look. Some of the leading companies for this kind of watches are Papet Phillipe, Jaeger–LeCoultre, Rolex. Mass production is done by companies like Omega, Tag Heurer and Breitling.

Other type of watches include computerized multifunction watches with electronic items like Calculators, Digital Cameras, Video Games, GPS receivers, Cellular Phones ad Keydrives were embedded in the watches. Some recent watches have also been marketed as Water Resistant as they are not as much affected by water as other watches and are categorized on the basis of their water repelling capability.