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Crafting a sturdy, not heavy mask for shows
I have a metal band that use costumes for shows, I need to craft a mask that is durable but not too heavy, since I will use it on live presentations. I tried to make it using plastered gauze, but it seems too flexible.
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Is it possible to melt a glass bottle without a kiln?
I've seen these cheese plates, art, spoonrests etc. are made of melted glass bottles. Is it possible to melt these in a normal household oven? Or do you need something like a kiln?
If it is possible is it safe and how many hours would it take? Has…
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Water based ink durability on canvas
I have been drawing on canvas using Posca, Molotow, Montana Cans and MTN markers. I like to draw using black markers and applying colors afterwards. For the background colors, I use Ecoline, both with brushes or with and airbrush to create…
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How to create a metal ring?
I'm looking for a way to create a metal ring without using any machine or drill. I'd like to use cheap, simple tools. I found two ways for creating it, and they are very simple but it seems like machines are required.
Coin-ring…
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What can I do to make drawing this angle easier?
This here's the angle I mean:
The face-turned-down-eyes-looking-up angle. It makes for a wide variety of expressions, from innocent to intense to creepy.
It's something I'd like to master, but it never looks right to me when I draw it, especially…
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Should I follow a specific drawing way?
I usually enjoy doing things my own way, as it feels more natural. I recently started to take watercolor lessons(this was probably a mistake) and my teacher said my way of sketching was wrong.
For example, when I start to draw a face, I usually…
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Should I consider watercolor wash outlines mistakes?
In some case when I paint small areas the paint seems to go on the borders instead spread in the water.
I usually notice this effect after watercolor dries.
Should I consider these outlines mistakes?
Maybe I'm using a brush that is too big.
I…
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What spray product could protect paper against grease?
I glued a bunch of origami to a paper lantern, like in the photo below. I plan to hang it near the kitchen. But I'm afraid that grease from cooking will ruin it. Is there a product (preferably spray-on) that would protect against grease or, at…
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What exactly are carbon pencils?
A recent question on What are the types of charcoal pencils and how do they differ from each other? had an answer that discussed the relationship of charcoal pencils and carbon. It got me doing a little research in an effort to understand the…
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What material to use for the spine in the binding of a paperback book?
I want to bind a few paperbacks whose sheets have gone loose. Let's say I have already removed all the old glue and I have only loose sheets, with their edges trimmed. I have seen several video tutorials and the procedure is - up to a point -…
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What are good methods to attach glass to wood?
I'm a woodworker and I really like turning. While I've made some beautiful goblets on my lathe, I'm always a little leery about recommending them for actual drinking. On top of that many of them do crack because of flaws in the wood.
However,…
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Extended Fortune Teller With > 4 Flaps
How would I go about folding a fortune teller with more than 4 flaps? I already know that it is possible to cut-n-tape two fortune tellers together to get this:
But, how would I go about folding something like this without using tape?
Also,…
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What do 'woolen spun' and 'worsted spun' mean?
Sometimes I see yarn described as 'woolen spun' or 'worsted spun', and it is clearly not about its composition or weight, but I would guess about spinning technique.
What are they? What do they mean for the yarn? What kind of projects are they good…
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How to make pistachio shells stick together for decorations?
When looking for images of nutshells in order to make a witty snarky reply to CreationEdge♦ in chat, I came across some wonderful pictures of pistachio-shell decorations:
How inspiring and beautiful these things are! Next time I eat pistachios, I…
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Oops! Rubber cement on wood cleanup?
My son was making a birdhouse. He asked if he could use the rubber cement (Elmer's), and I said it was okay. I didn't know he was going to use our dining room table as his workspace.
Everything appeared fine until I lifted a piece of paper the next…
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