Stick Sticks

[Jim McDonald]

I recently got a couple of sheets of baltic plywood with some minor damage about one inch from the side (less than half price) and when I cut off the bad sections, I was getting ready to put them in the burn bucket, when it hit me to cut them into stir sticks for the cans of stain.

Now I have a ready sample of what the stain will look like. Just a light coat of laquer or something to seal aftger the first use and mark the handle with Sharpie and then another coat to seal the ink in place.

It was supposed to say "Stain Sticks", but my fingers and brain aren't working today.

[Pajaro]

Stick Sticks works. You knew what ya ment.

[minowevie]

Jim, thats a good Idea. thanks your friend Evie

[greatdane2]

I use a scrap board from the woods I use and with a box cutter cut v-shape gruves in the board about 2 inches square. I then write the stain colour info beside each box.
I use the cheapy bottles from the dollar store quite a bit and with so many colours it makes it easier to have sample boards.It might take a while to do it for 50 colours on each wood but it saves mistakes.

Alan.

[sawdustus]

Good idea! I always have a few narrow pieces left over that I recycle. Now I have an excuse to keep them.

sawdustus