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 The first strip to install is the center ash trim. A dab of hot melt glue is put onto the green tape between the pencil marks for the center trim....
Most of this part is taken from one of the later comments in the previous part. I have been holding back the details on how the car is going to be ...
Boys and Girls,  Not that I see much here at CN, but LJ’s used be inundated by more than a weed (blackberry) infestation regarding posts with the ...
 With the forms in place and templates for the fender curves, door handle and side light I can verify the basic layout of the strip fields. The fie...
Found this at Urban Ore for $5 — I bought it because I needed a scale to weigh various wood working projects. For no other reason than to be able t...
Picked this guy up for $12. M. Crannell made planes between 1843 and 1892. However because this is an M. Crannell and not a Bensen & Crannell, we ...

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