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PAGE 31-SUPPLEMENT TO MCHENRY PLAINDEALER-NOV. 24, 1972 For Santa9s Workshop "Li'l Crafty" rotary tool cut*, sands and polishes wood, metal or plastic surfaces. Optional attachments enable the hand-held unit to saw or buff. Hobby tool and accessories available from Sears stores and the company's catalog. 4Crafty9 Gift Worth Giving to Him Early Christmas is always packed with fun, but there is work, too: re-shining last year's tarnished ornaments and sil- verplate, fixing an old Christ­ mas tree stand, making a Christmas greeting sign -- even carving a new decora­ tion for the living room or creating an individual gift for a very special person. The Li'l Crafty Rotary Tool will help you do these proj­ ects quicker, easier and bet­ ter, according to Sears, Roe­ buck and Co. tool experts, who offer these time-saving suggestions for the holidays: Metal ornaments -- espe­ cially the heavy ones -- tend to tarnish when packed away in Christmas storage. With regular polish and buffing accessories, the Li'l Crafty makes dull finishes glisten. How to Do It Apply the polish to the or­ nament in a light coat, and wipe it off with a clean, soft cloth. Then finish the surface to a high polish with the rag buffer accessory. The rag buffer also does a quick job on tarnished orna­ mental dishes and cups made of metal. Apply the polish in the usual way, and use Li'l Crafty to brighten depres­ sions in silverplate engraving. Touch-up paint jobs can make old Christmas tree stands look new. With an abrasive wheel locked in the chuck of the Li'l Crafty, "feather" out the finish a- round the spots that are chipped or rusted. A small brush or the end of a cotton swab can be used to apply the new matching finish. Be careful not to smear it. When the touch-up hardens, you can blend it in with the surrounding surface by buff­ ing the spot lightly with the rag buffer accessory. For cheerful plaques and signs with special Christmas messages, the Li'l Crafty's burr accessories follow traced patterns exactly for perfect three-dimensional effects. Choose a soft wood for the plaque: pine or redwood is an ideal material. Then pick the type of lettering you want; old Christmas cards provide a wide selection. Transfer and enlarge the lettering onto '/4-inch square ruled paper, and then, with carbon paper, lightly trace the lettering onto the wood. Use Li'l Crafty's burr acces­ sories to cut the lettering into the wood; smooth any rough edges with one of the finish­ ing accessories, "brushing" the abrasive wheel lightly along the material. The letters of the greeting can be highlighted with a bright paint or lacquer ap­ plied with a small artist's brush. Two coats are gener­ ally required. Let them dry thoroughly before you finish the surrounding surface. White or green color accents other Christmas decorations. Free-Hand Sculpture For sculpting free-hand candle bases for Christmas decoration, the Li'l Crafty does a creative job. The base can be wood, plastic or non- ferrous metal in any shape-- round, square, a cube, rec­ tangular. With carbon paper, you can duplicate fine pat­ terns on the material; the accessories furnished with the Li'l Crafty do the cutting, shaping and finishing. For special Christmas dec­ orations and gifts, you'll also want to consider model kits of reindeer, sleighs, Santa Claus, chessmen, ships, air­ planes, and so forth. According to Sears, Li'l Crafty makes an ideal finish­ ing tool for these decorations and gifts. For example, the knife and square edge acces­ sories produce precision cuts without "tearing" fine edges of soft basic materials. Cone and cup accessories are espe­ cially designed for inside cut­ ting and shaping, smoothing, and finishing. Complete carving and fin­ ishing instructions are usual­ ly provided with the model kits. Alexander Lumber 1000 and 1 Uses COLONIAL SPINDLER DIVIDERS 0 ISLAND COUNTER Got A Basement? | FftMUY ROOtt See our complete lines of WALL PANELING CEILING TILE ALEXANDER LUMBER COMPANY "The Best of Everything for the Builder" On Highway 31 South of Main St. ^0 McHenry Phone 385-1424