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Grumpy home \| projects \| blog 5573 posts in 332 days 122 days ago	Topic tags/keywords: polystyrene tip resource I just posted a comment on Laflaone’s forum topic on protecting chisels. http://lumberjocks.com/topics/3342#reply-37647 Polystyrene packaging on that new tool you just bought could be cut up & shaped to fit your chisel ends. I was wondering what else could it be used for?. Any bright ideas out there other than chuck it in the bin & create an enviro hazard when it flies everywhere. -- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
Toolz home \| projects \| blog 206 posts in 223 days 122 days ago	G’day Grumpy. In the past I have used the Polystyrene packing peanuts dissolved in lacquer thinner to seal faces carved in tree trunks. Not terrible sure if it has any UV protection but it gives a nice glossy finish to the tree carvings and did protect the tree from insects where I carved. I can’t remember the exact source for this tip but I believe it was one of the woodcarving magazines I subscribe to. -- Growing older but not up!
Grumpy home \| projects \| blog 5573 posts in 332 days 122 days ago	That’s pretty novel Toolz. I guess you could also thin down some lacquer & soak it in to harden it up & make it more stable perhaps. -- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
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