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Introduction To Hobby Metal Casting.

If you're a practical type of person who enjoys a challenge, then you would definitely enjoy the personal rewards & satisfaction gained from the art of hobby metal casting. Your enjoyment will start right from the moment you start to build the simple equipment required. It is possible to create amazing things in metal with a home hobby foundry. With an understanding of basic foundry knowledge, and simple home built equipment is the key to your hobby metal casting success. Model engineers, home ...
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Landscape Painting Tips For Beginners

There is something quite magical about painting outdoors. I feel comfortably secluded with nature having an almost spiritual connection when I paint a landscape. Landscape painting is a passion of mine. I would like to share some tips and techniques that I have become accustomed to using over the years. My first bit of advice - try not to get overwhelmed by the scene in front of you. I recall when I first began painting landscapes I tried to copy everything exactly as I saw it. I tried ...
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Advanced Leather Repair

Cracks in Leather The only way to un-crack leather is to replace it. One approach that leather repair specialists use is to clean the leather and then re-color it. The result is that the leather will have a uniform appearance. The cracks will still be there but will be less apparent. You can also have a leather repair professional replace the cracked areas and match the new leather to the original color. This works best when you are working with a panel of leather, for example on a car seat or ...
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Favorite Hobbies - Model Airplanes

Building model airplanes or flying radio control airplanes is a popular hobby. It is something educational, and can give you a feeling of intelligence and accomplishment. There are also people who are just avid airplane fans and like to collect handcrafted mahogany airplanes, which are a little more expensive, but worth it to those are really interested in Model Airplanes. Mahogany is a fine type of wood that the planes are designed from. Many types of nice furniture are designed from mahogany. ...
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Leather Work Tips

Leather Work Tips For leather work, consider the basics: an awl and spare point, a retractable X-acto knife and spare blades, a retractable knife with a break-off blade and a rotary punch. In addition, you'll need needles, a lump of beeswax and some waxed linen thread. As well, a pair of pliers to pull the needle through the leather is a must, and scissors you can use for cutting the leather. Then there are edge slickers and bevellers that are used to finish the edges, drive punches for bigger ...
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Making a Child's Handprint on Ceramic Tile

/p> This is a fun craft to do with a group of moms and their kids, one child per adult works the best. Each mom will need: ---One soft brush, any size but 1/2" works the best ---One jar of "One-Stroke Ceramic underglaze", either Duncan E-Z Stroke or Gare One-Stroke. (Of course they can share these, but it's best if they have at least 3 colors to choose from. The best are a dark green, a dark blue or a dark brown. One jar of each color will do 50 hands altogether) ---One pint jar of "clear ...
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Decoupage Plant Markers

Here's a quick and easy Spring decoupage project for yourself or friends who garden. Materials: Plant images and names cut from your seed catalogues or magazines Cardboard or balsa wood rectangles to fit your images Wooden tongue depressors, popsicle sticks or stainless steel skewers as stakes to mount your plant tags and poke them into the ground Elmer's Glue-All or Mod Podge Scissors Small bowl of water Acrylic paint (optional) Prep surface: If you are using balsa wood, you may need to ...
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Handicrafts of Kerala

Handicrafts of Kerala Kerala, the Gods own country Situated in India has a rich tradition of Handicrafts. Kerala's traditional handicrafts are a class of its own. The artisans of kerala have traditional expertise in carving in wood, jewellery design, both gold and silver and also in other mediums. Making idos and figures in metaletc. The gifted artisans makes beautiful idols of Lord Krishna, Ganesh, Goddess Saraswathi, Lakshmi etc. in sandal wood ,elephants in rose wood and other art works in ...
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