volute

It’s sometimes possible to use glue and trim screws, which have heads no bigger than finish nails, to repair a simple U-shape curve or even a volute, the spiral scroll that curls around to the end post on some staircases.

It’s sometimes possible to use glue and trim screws, which have heads no bigger than finish nails, to repair a simple U-shape curve or even a volute, the spiral scroll that curls around to the end post on some staircases.

The recovered part of the Ionic column contains the volute — the spiral-shaped ornament characteristic of the Ionic and later styles — and the abacus — the weight-bearing flat slab at the top of the column — both in excellent condition.

The recovered part of the Ionic column contains the volute - the spiral-shaped ornament characteristic of the Ionic and later styles - and the abacus - the weight-bearing flat slab at the top of the column - both in excellent condition.

Westport, the world’s biggest maker of technology for compressed natural gas engines, has invested in Volute, one of the companies Otherlab spun off, which makes soft gas tanks.