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Double post from another blog topic, but wanted to put it somewhere I could readily add to later. Here goes! A very incomplete review of folding ...
First thing in the morning of 1/1/25 I started applying the Rubio Monocoat 2C black.  Overall, I was happy with the result.  However, with the addi...
Years ago, I started a YouTube channel. Unlike a lot of people, I didn't start it to post regular updates or to make a million and become an 'influ...
 Now I have two projects going at the same time. Once the first panel is off the forms I can reverse each form to create a mirror image for the dri...
 With the trim attached I can now remove the panel from the forms. [image.png] It only takes a bit of gentle prying and the hot melt glue breaks f...
Before I started weaving the backrest, I made a final check on the cords-per-inch with the actual cord I would be using.   It turns out my original...

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