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FALL 2017

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Sanding Bow Upgrade

Use hook-and-loop fasteners to attach

Abranet sanding cloth to a shop-made

sanding bow, such as the one featured in

Woodcarving Illustrated

Holiday 2008

(Issue 45). The Abranet clings to the self-

adhesive hook strip well, and it is much

easier and quicker to change sanding grits.

Additionally, Abranet lasts longer than

ordinary sandpaper, and you can cut the

sanding cloth to any dimension. Pull it

tight, press it down, and you’re set.

Ike Wallace

Via e-mail

After trying many styles of thumb guards,

I designed one that works so well, I forget

I’m wearing it.

This thumb guard is made from soft deer hide stitched

together with stretchy cord. Soft cow hide is a better choice if

you can get it. The attached template can be adjusted to the size of your thumb.

Just trace your thumb on a piece of cardboard and then add the thread holes on the side,

leaving enough space on the outside perimeter for threading and stability. Burn the ends

of each cord to prevent fraying.

Floyd Lombardi

Rochester, N.Y.

Keeping Wood Fresh

I store my birch spoon

blanks in a bucket filled

with vinegar and water

to keep them wet and

mold-free. My “pickling

fluid” is two gallons of

water mixed with a cup

or two of vinegar.

To use, place 20

spoon blanks in a four-

gallon bucket. Add two

gallons of fluid.

After

soaking for months, the wood carves just like it does

when it is fresh from the log. I suspect what happens is

that the sap remains in the wood when it is prevented

from drying and the vinegar prevents mold from forming.

Rick Wiebe

Via e-mail

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