Is lipstick one of your necessary “tools” in the shop? How many of you woodworkers use it?
My lip balm gets used regularly but my lipstick is just a special-occasion item.
Today I installed hardware on the bed I’m making. The hanging plate is mortised with additional deeper mortises for the protrusions behind the two hangers.
To make the alignment easier, I just smear lipstick on the back of the hardware where it needs to be mortised.
Then I place it on the wooden part where it will be installed and give it a whack!
Ta-Da. Now I know exactly where to deepen the mortise for the hardware to set flat.
A perfect fit!
Any time I need to align two pieces, I take out the lipstick and it works great. It works well for installing and aligning locks on doors, too.
I hate to waste anything and needed somewhere to use all those lipstick samples that were given to me decades ago!
L/W
-- “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” Benjamin Franklin
-- Losing fingers since 1969
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Whadayaknow . . . this old lady could actually teach you fellas a new trick! I’m sure it’s been used by others; (I’m not clever enough to come up with these ideas on my own).
Sometimes once we learn a trick and use it for a long time, we forget that someone else might benefit from the idea. Glad you guys can use it . . . but don’t blame me if your wife doesn’t believe your “lipstick-on-your-collar” story!
L/W
-- “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” Benjamin Franklin