Flitch beam wooden beams, and have been largely supplanted by more recent technology. “Flitch” originally referred to a slab of bacon, which was cut into strips lengthwise. Similarly, a wooden beam was flitched by cutting it lengthwise; one half was then rotated 180 degrees both longitudinally and laterally to ensure that any defects were separated. In the 18 century, before the availability of steel beams, pine beams were flitched with hardwood such as oak. With the availability of affordable steel, flitch beams became a way to strengthen long-span wooden beams cost-effectively while taking up less space than solid wood. An 1883 article
What a Man My Man Is (album) What a Man My Man Is (album) What a Man My Man Is is the name of a studio album by country singer Lynn Anderson, released in late 1974. The album was named after Anderson's big hit, "What a Man My Man Is," which hit No. 1 on the country charts in the last week of 1974. The song would be her last No. 1 hit and last entry on the pop music Hot 100 chart. This album reached No. 18 on the "Top Country Albums" chart, but failed to make an appearance on the "Billboard" 200 album chart, unlike