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Cutting a Valance Pattern

In Naples, Florida, Bob helps Al Stiles build a jig valence over a kitchen window to match the decorative stiles on the kitchen hutch.
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Cutting a Valance Pattern

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" Well what do you up well making this detail the last little thing we have put in over top think. And we're making this template plate making a template of one of the few decorative things and we're that was in the house really the China covered. Frame. I deceive the builder of the house kind of making this for his -- fifty years ago. How they make it. Well you probably -- an apartment. Coping saw yeah but will pop kept us out with -- favorite -- okay so this is the template right over this cut this out I was utility knife. Transferred out -- what cut out. We've got it. Installer would go to an outside okay."

" In case you really have to cut carefully they have what's different if you know what's nice though is -- you're getting the exact same tracing of a little bit of craftsmanship her artistry from maybe fifty years ago. I'm sure somebody else had to do the same thing we want into one that was never done my machine is what I'm getting options are on the night. It's -- for come apart they got everything others is the part you want -- that's the Catholic. Transfer that template this would hear what kind of what are we using that's -- clear fir. Why did you choose clear firm that was not enough in this strategy -- sure to soften up what you cut so now is take this and put right here like this we won't run its line. But give us a little is to cut loose here so you don't want to come all the way to the outside edge of the wood why is that well if there's -- splatter here it'll come off plus -- try to make something ground in the country -- flat part of it -- Italy and the flat edge. OK so you don't vote I don't know why -- We'll start -- this guy now. Now we come down the end here if flippant we have here just take it from this transfer after that we need double size. Into this will match right up paying up with this here. Okay you know what cycle kind of a saw what we just cut this we're gonna -- Saber saw this. Our neighbors our favorite -- Okay let's get this in place out. It to your ready to soft. I'll hold out the other end okay. He still has -- Okay Steve do a little touch with where there with the rats and I'll take care of the standard -- and we'll get a pencil mark stuff."

" Cedar you know. Putting up here we got a three courtroom one -- it'll all the backside evidence and then system. -- Brasco right right over the let's lessen your they got doors and rid it -- I think that's a look beautiful once it's painted white."

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