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   RW | Mar 13, 2003 04:11am | #1

   Just a stab in the dark since I didn't see it, but if it looked a little reddish, could be rosin paper. Sold all over as a sort of paper drop cloth. I carry it around to lay down in folks homes so I don't track crud from the boots onto new vinyl, etc.

   " Shoot first and inquire afterwards, and if you make mistakes, I will protect you." Hermann Goering to the Prussian police, 1933.

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   wrick2003 | Mar 13, 2003 04:32am | #2

   ditto RW, red rosin paper can also be used as drafting paper with a black sharpie to draw 1 to 1 cabinet details.  tape two pieces together if you need to.  take measurements right off of the drawing.

   i think david marks might be using kraft paper, which is simlilar, but it's the same paper that grocery sacks are made of.

   tage frid used to use plain old newspaper. it sands off quite easily.

   good luck rg

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   RichL104 | Mar 13, 2003 05:05am | #3

   I've bought red rosin paper at both HD and Lowe's, found it in the flooring Dept. of both.

   We used to use it to protect flooring during a job.  It comes in a roll about 3' wide and 250' or 500' long.You're Dr. Galikowitz? .....  YES I AM...

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   Scarecrow | Mar 13, 2003 05:35am | #4

   I was wondering if it was coated (waxed) so as glue would not stick to it?!"in the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king..."

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   Jeff | Mar 13, 2003 12:11pm | #5

   I think he was using rosin paper also.

   But, if you want, find a supplier who sells auto spray painting supplies.

   They sell a masking paper about 2 feet wide in rolls for protecting

   cars from overspray.

   It's a thin Kraft paper, coated to prevent penetration.

   Works great for glue ups.

   Jeff

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   Splintie | Mar 13, 2003 09:07pm | #9

   FWW or somebody had a tip for using a roll-up, vinyl shade at the end of the bench. Roll it out to glue, roll it back up to store. The tip said the glue drips wold fall off.

   I'm using a sheet of blueboard lately, on top of the bench. I can plant the clamps ends in it so they don't roll and i'm not concerned if it gets gluey.

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   wrick2003 | Mar 14, 2003 01:40am | #10

   blueboard also makes an awesome sacrificial surface to cut plywood on, if you want to use a circular saw.

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   RW | Mar 14, 2003 01:53am | #11

   You don't get to borrow my saw this weekend!" Shoot first and inquire afterwards, and if you make mistakes, I will protect you." Hermann Goering to the Prussian police, 1933.

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   Splintie | Mar 14, 2003 09:28pm | #12

   I don't have a man's reach, so i usually cut full sheets from both sides when i use sleepers as spacers under the sheet. The foam "sleeper" is a better idea...thanks.

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   wrick2003 | Mar 14, 2003 11:06pm | #14

   anytime.  rg

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   ChasStanford | Mar 13, 2003 02:38pm | #6

   I buy large rolls of plain white paper from educational supply houses.  Teachers use the stuff for bulletin boards apparently.  It's reasonably thick and plenty big enough to do full-scale layouts of chairs and such (for finding tenon angles).  You can also easily cover a workbench top with it.

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   jeffrow1 | Mar 13, 2003 06:36pm | #7

   I use freezer paper, it's like a thick waxed paper, comes in I think a 24 inch wide roll at the grocery store. about 6.00 a roll

   jeff

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   timberrattler | Mar 13, 2003 08:43pm | #8

   I stole a roll of parchment paper from my wife and couldn't believe how well it worked. Absolutly nothing sticks to it. Gorilla glue just peels off. I'm getting the feeling it might be expensive though, and I might be in trouble.

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   davamoore | Mar 14, 2003 10:38pm | #13

   I use the big rolls of kraft (brown) paper sold at Home Depot and Lowes to protect my benches whenever I'm gluing, finishing, etc.  It doesn't add any "physical" protection, so I don't use it all the time, but it's easier to toss the paper after a messy glue-up rather than worrying about removing glue, finish, stain, etc. from the benchtop itself.

   David

   "The world that was not made is not won by what is done" -- Mundaka Upanishad

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   DaveHeinlein | Mar 15, 2003 11:33pm | #15

   I buy rolls of 42" wide brown Craft paper(?) from a local paper supply. I pay 36.00 for 300yds. Different weights are available at different cost, mine is middle-of-the-road.