Work Bench Boost for Ambitious Hobbyists
Open season for hobbyists prompts makers to build their own sturdy workbenches. Guides cover top construction with two by three hardwood, a heavy duty vise, a back tool rack, and options for fiberboard surfaces. Discussions include budget tips and storage ideas to fuel home projects.
How to Install Pine Paneling in a Remodeling Project
Step by step DIY guide explains installing pine paneling on plaster or masonry walls. Details cover vertical versus horizontal layout, removing mouldings, adding nailing strips or blocks, and matching cornice. Stain edges first to avoid visible shrinkage and streaks after installation.
Crafting Edges and Plywood Ceilings Tips Card
Avoid hammer marks when forcing plywood. use a pressed wool pad or shoe buff as a driving block. Cut plywood into squares and bevel edges to form V groove ceilings. finish natural, paint, or texture for decorative panels.
Stepchair Pattern for Child's Chair and Desk
A home workshop project promotes a versatile stepchair that doubles as a high chair and small desk. The pattern No. 102 provides simple tracing, sawing, and assembly steps using scrap wood, screws, and bolts. Send 25 cents for the full size pattern from Steve Ellingson at Tucson Daily Citizen.
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Pruning Roses For Tucson Gardeners In January
An article compares general versus local pruning guidance and offers practical steps for Tucson rose care. It advises pruning dead wood, limiting to six or seven strong canes, cutting to eighteen to twenty inches, and guiding cuts to outer buds. It notes graft considerations and cautions against removing new shoots above the graft.
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Unique Horses End Sawing Woes
A brief description of specialized sawhorses designed for home workshops. The design features an open center to guide hand or power saws and top supports for long panels. The center supports foreshorten material and prevents jagged ends by avoiding panel deflection.
Refinish Limed Oak Furniture Technique
Instructions describe changing limed oak finish by removing current color with nonflammable paint remover, sanding with No 1 then 100 grit, wiping dust with turpentine, and applying two coats of fast drying varnish or staining first for a darker tone.
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