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Green Sand Reconditioning In The Hobby Foundry Green sand is one of the oldest foundry moulding mediums known to the industry, its use in the foundry can be traced back to the early times. But do you know how to get the best from it.While it's use in commercial foundry operations has diminished somewhat, green sand still has its place in the hobby foundry. Green sand can be made up us ...Felt Making: Famous Among The Textile Making Techniques Wool felt or simply felt is a fabric that is formed when a sheep's wool or an animal fur has been exposed to heat and moisture. This process is hastened by the presence of an alkaline such as soap. The heat and moisture applied on the wool tends to open the outer scales of the fiber and the soap acts like a lubricant agent causing the fibers to ...Book Review -- "Guide to Vestment Design and Construction" As a religious sister (nun) I should know the ins and outs of vestment making. Nuns have made vestments for centuries, but like all art forms it has to be constantly updated because of the newer fabrics, trims, and notions. It seemed to me that there were only a few of us left out there, So I have been very gratified to see the number of peopl ...Dog Figurines - To Collect, Or Not To Collect We love our pets. Lots of us offer our pets the prized place on the bed or couch. Most of us buy our pets Christmas presents. Many of us have a harder time watching an animal die in a Hollywood film than the main character. But is it going a bit overboard when we start collecting figurines of our pets?I say, “no.” We have photographs ...The Surprising Popularity of Cigar Smoking The practice of cigar smoking has been on the rise in the U.S. since the early 90’s. In part due to a reputation as a glamorous alternative to cigarette smoking, the increase can also be tied to its popularity among celebrities, as well as to the social nature of its practice. But whatever the reason, it is clear that cigars are big business i ...Keepsake Quilting There's nothing quite like the feel of an old patchwork quilt that was lovingly crafted by hand and worn in gently by countless generations. Anyone can go to the store and buy a quilt, but not many people ever take the time to learn the ancient art of quilt making.A quilt is not just a bed covering. A quilt symbolizes comfort, warmth, and ...A Two Wheeled Challenge Finally getting settled in life, the townhouse needing little in the way of repairs and the maintenance men taking care of the outside, I was free to pursue my hobbies. My favorite thing was to get on a bicycle, pedaling to unknown neighborhoods looking for likely subjects for my trusty camera. There was just one hitch, I didn't have a bicycle. ...How To Sew An Easy Decorative Pillow Cover Decorative pillows are a quick and easy way to perk up your decor. They can be very expensive to buy, but very easy and inexpensive to sew your own.Here is how to sew an easy, decorative pillow cover that takes very little time or effort. Even a beginner can do it!This style pillow is sometimes called a "Harem" pillow. It is a d ...An Introduction to Lanyards Lanyards are pieces of rope, wire, or cloth specifically designed to attach to objects. They are typically used to secure small items such as a work badge, key, identification card, eyeglasses, whistle, cell phone, bottle opener, knife, or compass. A lanyard can be worn around the neck, arm, waist or wrist. When worn around the wrist, a lanya ...Choosing Your Telescope Eyepieces When beginning astronomers start looking at telescopes, one of the least understood aspects of these optical instruments are simple telescope eyepieces. While lenses and mirrors and designs are easy to grasp, the actual eyepiece itself can be somewhat confusing. However, they are vital parts of the telescope, as they provide the final creation ...Different Kinds Of Bingo Cards The popular game of chance and strategy of Bingo is played with game cards that are widely known as Bingo cards. These cards may have pre-printed numbers on them to they can be entirely blank. They can be made of paper or other disposable material which are good for recycling. The Bingo card is no longer valid once the game is over and can be th ...Free Family Tree There are a lot of resources on the Internet that offer free family tree charts and free family tree software. Read on to find out what these freebies can do for you.Benefits of downloading free family tree charts and softwareThere are a lot of free family tree chart designs available for downloading. These graphical representation ...Oil Finishes for Wood Projects Oil finishes are among the easiest to apply. Most of them are simply a wipe-on, wipe-off process, being sure to remove all of the excess. Here is a step-by-step process you can use with any oil finish on the market today.1. Prepare the wood. Remove any machine marks and sand new wood smooth to 180 to 220 grit. Oil finishes are thinne ...How to Make a Rubber Band Gun Back in the days when kids made a lot of their toys, some devious little mind came up with a way to fire rubber bands off more than their own thumbs. Thus was born the rubber band gun. Today, they're enjoying such a resurgence of popularity, that you can even buy guns carved from wood, that replicate actual weapons such as repeating rifles, pi ...Logo Embroidery: Ways to Express Yourself Logo embroidery on headbands can feel a little bit overreacting at times. Logos were not used so much in the past years. But the trend is changing: logos are becoming more and more popular. You can see logo embroidery everywhere on clothes. Logos can be put on any garment to enrich your personal style. What’s more, logos are so different that yo ...Scrapbooking Teen Memories By the time your teen is in high school, you probably aren't taking as many pictures of them as you used to. I have to keep reminding myself that I only have a couple of years left and no time to waste trying to capture fleeing teenage memories.You might be thinking that I'm really organized to be already working on scrapbooking my daught ...State Quarters – A Fun And Inexpensive Way To Start Collecting Coins Probably nothing in recent history has done more for the hobby of coin collecting than the 50 State Quarter Program Act signed into law by President Clinton on December 1, 1997. The program which runs from 1998 until 2008 is turning out to be the most popular coinage program in U.S. Mint history.Starting in 1998, 5 new state quarters are ...Thank Heavens for Arts and Craft Supplies and Projects! Can you imagine what the world would be like we were all deprived of art and craft supplies? Imagine how boring summer camps would be for children! Think of how school lessons would drag on for kids if there was no break to play with arts and crafts supplies!Luckily, we do not live in such a world. If we did, it would not just be the k ...Candle Making Kits If you have always wanted to make your own candles but never had the time to research the steps and buy all the supplies you need to get started, there is good news. There are candle-making kits available. There are kits designed for grownups and even kids who want to get creative and make candles. The following are some of the popular kits avai ...Don't Throw Away Those Old Christmas Cards Each year we get lots of Christmas cards from family and friends. And, each year, I save them. But after a few years, the cards do become clutter!!My nieces were visiting with us last weekend, and we dug out all the old Christmas cards. We had a fun time going through them, and making different crafts with them.Below is a list of t ...Vintage Fountain Pens Fountain pen collectors classify pens manufactured before 1965 as vintage fountain pens. Fountain pen lovers have stored and passed on pens from one generation to another. Pens appreciated for their looks, designs and efficiency in writing may be stored, in some cases with little or no practical writing use. A vintage pen does not only have nost ...Computerized Sewing Machines Computerized sewing machines are similar to electronic sewing machines. The difference between the two is that the computerized sewing machine has a microprocessor. The microprocessor helps the computerized sewing machine to accept new information in a card form; it then creates patterns that are loaded on to the card. Computerized sewing machi ...Discovering Your Creativity... It's Easier Than You Think! If you’ve ever uttered the words “I’m just not creative”, then read on; there is hope.All of us have a “Martha Stewart” somewhere in our lives. Could be a friend, a mother, a sister, a brother, an aunt, a teacher, a neighbor and there they are; always coming up with something clever. Sometimes, it can be down right annoying, especially ...Comic Books - The Hulk Comics The Hulk is a strong super hero. He is big and he is green, but he is not always The Hulk, he is Bruce Banner. Bruce is a scientist who works for the military. He is working on a machine dealing with gamma rays on a desert testing site when, one day, someone runs out onto the testing ground. Bruce notices the person running out there and he ...Here's A Fun Hobby The Whole Family Can Enjoy Are you old enough to remember Fibber McGee and Molly,The Shadow, the Jack Benny Show, Suspense, Amos & Andy or The Life of Riley?These programs were truly theater of the mind because all the action took place not on some screen but in your imagination. All it took was the sound of a creaking door, hushed footsteps and heavy breath ...Tooling Leather Use vegetable-tanned, light-colored top-grained leather for tooling leather. If you’re not sure what you have, test the leather’s ability to take a pattern by wetting a corner and making lines with different objects like the edge of a coin.When working with a large piece of tooling leather, tape or glue something to the back to prevent th ...Card Decoration Balls - Homemade Christmas Trimmings Home-made card balls are attractive and so simple to make. They can be made to any size. Small ones for the Christmas tree or Large ones to decorate a room, they make great alternative to balloons. You can imagine thrifty Victorians making these card balls to decorate their house at Christmas time.To begin with you will need a triangle an ...Soap Making Supplies and Ingredients Making homemade soap means that you need to become familiar with all of the soap making supplies & ingredients that you will be working with. The first supplies that you will need to learn about are soap molds. There are many different types of soap molds that you can choose from. There are simple forms, intricate forms, wood forms, and silicone ...7 Considerations When Buying Your Metal Detector Metal detecting is gaining popularity as a hobby these days. You’ve seen scores of people using metal detectors on beaches and at parks. Your neighbour’s kid told you how he found a historic gold coin in the backyard using his metal detector and made a tidy sum selling it to the antique shop down the street. Your friend has just bought one of th ...Print Art Techniques Print art is a technology used to replicate artworks on a canvas. Many ways to turn the original paintings into canvas copies exist. In the past reproductions were only made on paper, because it was easier. But with the technological advances print art is becoming more and more popular among artists and amateurs. Print art has a serious advantag ...
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