{"id":12351,"date":"2008-04-13T19:43:49","date_gmt":"2008-04-13T19:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ravenview.com\/?p=12351"},"modified":"2016-07-30T10:57:53","modified_gmt":"2016-07-30T10:57:53","slug":"woodworking-tips-tidbits-041308","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ravenview.com\/woodworking-tips-tidbits-041308\/","title":{"rendered":"Woodworking Tips And Tidbits – 04\/13\/08"},"content":{"rendered":"
2. To measure the diameter of a round object make a simple gauge with a ruler and two squared pieces of wood. Place the round object between the two blocks of wood and then measure the distances between the two blocks.<\/p>\n
3. Wrap a piece of sandpaper around and old deck of playing cards to make a handy contour sander. The deck of cards will shape itself to the contours of the workpiece.<\/p>\n
4. An old phonebook makes a great renewable work surface for small painting and gluing projects. Simply tear out the dirty pages to provide a clean work surface.<\/p>\n
5. Although tack cloths are fairly inexpensive you can make your own by moistening a lint free cloth with equal parts of turpentine and oil-based varnish. Store homemade tack cloths in an airtight container.<\/p>\n
These are just a few tips that I picked up over this past week. They come from a variety of sources including books, magazines, newsletters, online and some from personal experience.<\/p>\n