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    Stan Freihofer

    Measure the length of cloth you need along one edge and mark it. At that mark, use a pointed object to snag the loop in the weft fiber. Pull on the loop and milk the fabric along the two fibers that form the loop to trace them across the width of the cloth.
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    Straight talk

    Clean cuts in fiberglass cloth Issue 68 : Sept/Oct 2009 Working with fiberglass cloth presents a number of challenges. One of them is making a straight cut across the width of the material. To draw a ...

    Stan Freihofer
    July 29, 2026
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    Stan dissuades his sandpaper from becoming unruly by sandwiching it between bookends.
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    Sandpaper bookends

    Hold abrasive sheets flat and sorted Issue 79: July/Aug 2011 I cut sandpaper into quarter sheets to keep on hand for finish sanding. In the Florida humidity, sandpaper soon curls and becomes unmanagea...

    Stan Freihofer
    July 2, 2026
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