A few weeks back, my wife and I were looking through a craft store and ran across these watercolor pens. It's like a paintbrush with a removable well behind it for water. you could mix your glue/dope and put the solution into one of these pens and it'll just dispense while you brush. Like 5$ US for a pack of 3 in the big box store and 9$ for a pack of 4 at a craft store. If you have trouble finding them, let me know.

My dad used blades like that for shaving, Wilkinson Sword I believe they were. I would “ borrow” them to cut my silkspan, back in the day. Of course he would cover one edge with masking tape, so I wouldn’t cut my ten year old fingers. Hard to believe that was almost sixty years ago

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5 ай бұрын

Yes Paul, very sharp. The Gillette Blue Blades are considered some of the best. Carbon Steel. I was fortunate enough to get a bunch from my grandmother's house years ago used by my grandfather. I found another bunch when I remodeled the bathroom in our current house. The medicine cabinet had a slot to dispose of your blades. They would fall into the wall! There must have been 100 of them at the bottom of that wall when we demo-ed it! 😂

Well I have to say I enjoyed watching that. Great patience and skill.

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5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind comment and thanks for watching!.

Hi John!: Great covering video! Nothing beats a safety razor blade for trimming tissue! When I was a kid, I filched Dad's used ones to build models with! I also liked them for cutting curved parts in balsa, by bending the blade into the required curve and pushing the blade straight down, kind of like die cutting. I never taped them, but never seemed to cut myself with them either! Maybe I was just lucky!

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5 ай бұрын

Thank you Jeffery. Love the idea of bending the razor blade. Might have to give that a try! An interesting, creative approach. As you mention, a good sharp razor is certainly an important tool in the shop. Thanks for watching.

That's a very controllable method John, thanks for sharing 👍

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5 ай бұрын

Thanks Cliff. Thanks for watching.

Great stuff John. I never seem to get a straight edge trimming the LE/TE overlap like that. I lay it flat on cutting board and trim using steel ruler before final fold over

always good John, thank you

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5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Learn'in stuff, John!

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5 ай бұрын

Excellent Richard. Then my video is serving its purpose!

@richardbrowne3641

5 ай бұрын

@Watchingthevideos99 Yes, but my flying days here in Virginia, U.S.A. are getting killed. I wish I lived in another state that is Model airplane friendly.

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5 ай бұрын

There are 24 model airplane clubs within 100 miles of Lynchberg according to the AMA. And several FAC clubs within the state according to the FAC website.

Looks like a very useful method. Can I ask what you thin the Elmers glue with?

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5 ай бұрын

It's just water. The Elmer's Clear is water-based. It's quite light once dry. Thanks for watching.

@phillipartweger9547

5 ай бұрын

very nice as always john !

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5 ай бұрын

Thank you Phil