Sentences with phrase «thin pieces of wood»

For example, if there's too much space between the doors at the bottom, you can shim either or both of the bottom hinges by putting thin shims (thin pieces of wood) behind the doorframe side of the hinge.

Speaker 1: Furring strips are, well I'm not a construction person, but they're used, as I understand it, they're used as like standards on a wall and then you put wallboard on top of them or something like that, don't hold me to this, but they're thin pieces of wood, they're not heavy like 2 × 4's.

The bottom is a relatively thin piece of wood that slots into the grooves of the sides, and it needs all 4 sides there to keep it in place.

Well, in this case I had the perfect flat thin piece of wood (not even sure what project this came from) and decided to paint it white and make a sign to fill this big empty wall in my Kitchen that of course needed a vintage «EAT» sign.

My idea might be to put a thin piece of wood right under the bracket, painted same color as wall.

OR you could cut a thin piece of wood to the exact length, paint and place.

Then, to turn the rectangle into an arch, he used a nail at either end and one in the middle to hold and bend a thin piece of wood (we used a spare piece of trim) creating a perfect arch shape to trace.

Not exact matches

As the Prophet dictated each new passage it was written down by the scribes on anything within reach, on thin white stones, pieces of parchment, wood, leather, or whatever was available.

I find it useful to take 2 thin, flat pieces of wood 1/4 ″ thick and put them on both sides of the dough as I roll it out to give me an accurate thickness.

Instead, build the fire in precisely the same way you would do it in your fireplace: crumpled newspaper, kindling made from thin slivers of the wood you are using, and then the large pieces of wood over the top.

Since medieval times, players of double - reed instruments in the oboe, bassoon, shawm, dolcian, and chanter family have used a small, thin, usually arrow - shaped or semicircular piece of metal, now usually plastic or wood, to help scrape and shape the cane used to construct the reed.

Materials • Rubbing alcohol (70 percent isopropyl alcohol) • Measuring spoons • Small bowl • Three long strands of human hair (about 20 centimeters long) • Cotton swabs • Measuring tape or ruler • Thin, flat piece of plastic that can easily be cut (about 8.0 cm long and 8.0 cm wide), such as from the lid of a disposable deli container • Scissors (strong enough to cut the plastic piece) • Dime • Tape • Two small nails • Glue • Scrap piece of wood or flat Styrofoam (about 25 cm long and 10 cm wide) • Hammer • Pencil or pen • Hair dryer • Plastic box that can be sealed and is large enough to fit the wood or Styrofoam piece inside of it • Wet sponge or small towel (either paper or cloth) Preparation • Make a solution of 25 percent rubbing alcohol and 75 percent water by mixing one tablespoon of water with one teaspoon of rubbing alcohol in a small bowl.

If you still have a little bit of wood showing through here and there (which will happen more if you paint a light color on a dark piece or vice versa), pour a little chalk paint into a plastic cup and mix in a bit of water to thin it out.

Craft these pieces by cutting a thin sliver in a small piece of wood; place atop wood round and add moss and eggs.

The matting insert is attached to frame - it is one piece and is trimmed with a thin strip of similar gold wood.

A very thin layer on a piece of wood is okay as an occasional treat but peanut butter must be given with caution.

Her choice of unlikely, humble materials — small pieces of bone, worn wood, thin semi-translucent white plastic bags, half - burnt cigarette papers, or the edge of two stapled canvases — that reveal and hide themselves, questions what it might mean to paint with found objects.

The reliefs in his first show at Derek Eller, made of thin laser - cut pieces of wood laminate arranged on - edge in dense, wavelike formations, might make you think of topographical maps, classic Op Art, or very complicated data visualizations.

In «Tablet 142» (1964 - 65), She attached thin undulating pieces of wood, most likely made by planing a board, to the front of four vertical panels that have been abutted together and coated with layers of white paint.

Can I carve this piece of wood any thinner?

It may require cutting a piece of thin wood to size, but then I could also place items like these on the bottom shelf:

I have been needing new kitchen cabinets for a long time and now have decided I don't need new cabinets, I just need some pieces of thin wood.

I needed a small area for dresses, across from Montana's thin shelves, and used some extra pieces of wood to put in shelves above and below to match his side better and maximize efficiency.

If you still have a little bit of wood showing through here and there (which will happen more if you paint a light color on a dark piece or vice versa), pour a little chalk paint into a plastic cup and mix in a bit of water to thin it out.

After that, we used Liquid Nails to attach pieces of wood and thin, luan plywood to the facade to create dimension...

Wood glue is what will really be holding your stool together, so before nailing on each piece be sure to apply a thin line of wood glue to each one first.

For message boards, cut pieces of thin wood to fit into picture frames and coat with chalkboard, magnetic, or dry - erase paint, or cut sheets of metal and cover with thin fabric to use as magnet boards.

about 20 «fill - it» strips, they are thin, 8 ft. long pieces of wood and measure 1/2 «x2» (we found these at Home Depot)

But, instead of adding entire white panels, we just used slim pieces of very thin wood from Lowe's and painted them white.