Sanding sealers, also called first-coat sealers by some manufacturers, are recommended when refinishing furniture. Although using a sanding sealer is a good step to take regardless of the type of stain you are using, it is especially necessary when using water-based stains. Apply the sanding sealer after you have bleached your furniture, but before you have applied the stain. Sanding sealers provide an important barrier to keep the wood pitch and stain from bleeding into the water-based topco...
The purpose of exterior caulking is to apply a bead of flexible sealant to fill or cover cracks, seams and gaps where drafts or moisture might get into your house or conversely, where heated or air-conditioned air might leak out. Caulking helps keep your house weather-tight, lowers heating and cooling bills, and prevents damage to structural members. It can also help keep insects and other “critters” out of your house. When you caulk before painting, it eliminates edges where the paint may st...
Impressionist start out with a white canvas. and use bright colors. Most paintings have visible brush strokes and the pictures are usually landscapes with small figures in the foreground. The word impressionist was originally meant to be an insult. If you look for bright colors, visitable brush strokes, simple compositions and realistic fleeding subjects you will probably be able to recognize impressionism. Help your child understand impressionism.
Giving your cat any oral medication is never easy! This video will give you the hints and tips necessary to help make giving tablets or liquid medication easier. Such suggestions include making sure you are ready to give the medication before starting by taking the top off liquid medicine or removing the tablet from its wrapping. Then, hold your cat around the lower jaw and place the medicine as far back on his tongue as possible. Hold his mouth shut until he swallows. Also, try hiding the ta...
This is another video on the right way to cut and prepare vegetables and fruits. In this one I outline what is the best way to cut, dice, and chop an onion before you cook it. It will definitely help you prepare a delicious meal. Hope you enjoy it as well.
Have you already played through the tutorial on Cortex Command, and still confused on how the game works? This walkthrough is here to help! A quick overview of the game mechanics and controls, and showing you a few demo levels as well. Play the indie game Cortex Command.
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If it's time for a new bike chain, you'll need to figure out how to determine how much length your bike will need for the chain. It's pretty easy to determine and can take around five minutes to help figure out what you need. So check out the tutorial, pay attention, and enjoy! Calculate your bike's chain length.
If you need to replace the front struts on your car, but don't know how, this video should help. In this tutorial, you'll find out what tools you'll need and how to do it exactly. It can be a difficult job so make sure you have the time needed for this task.
Monty Don talks through the process of choosing a good pair of secateurs for pruning, looking at a variety of styles, to help you select a pair to suit your needs.
This quick 3D software tutorial provides a ramp up into using the modo 301 animation tools. If you haven't animated in modo 301 yet, this tutorial will help get you started. Start animating in modo 301.
Watch this knot tying instructional video to learn how to tie the palomar fishing knot. The palomar knot is a popular and easy to tie knot for small terminal tackle connections. It is one of the few recommended fishing knots for use with braided lines. Hope this knot tying tutorial helps you master the palomar fishing knot. Tie the palomar knot for fishing.
See how to make a very cool oil lamp for just under one dollar. This emergency lamp will help you out in emergency power outages, or if you're just getting sick of normal candles. Make a cool oil emergency lamp for under a buck.
Are you the type of person who constantly loses things? Do you spend hours searching for objects that are vital to an important task? This video will lead you through 10 steps that will help you to find those missing objects. Remember where you misplaced things.
Anacondas are one of the most dangerous and the largest snake in the world. National Geographic's survival guide helps you to understand how to survive if you encounter an anaconda. Don't pull out or poke it in the eyes. Push your hand into the anaconda's mouth. Care for an anaconda snake bite.
This video will show you how to give a quick and easy massage targeted at the neck and shoulder. No experience required; the movie will show you how to do everything. Learn how to help your family and friends relieve stress! Give neck and shoulder massages.
Headaches can hurt a lot and stop you from carrying out your daily tasks with ease. This video, illustrated by a nationally certified massage therapist, will help you get rid of those irritating headaches. You will be massaging yourself. Massage away your headache.
Nick Reade is here to help Videojug show you how to do a maths magic trick. What's a maths magic trick? watch and find out, but I bet it has something to do with numbers! Do a mathematical card trick.
Looking for a fun and creative project to do with your kids this weekend? In this arts & crafts tutorial, learn how to make custom designer flip flops or sandles - that your kids will not only enjoy making, but wearing! Learn how to complete this neat crafty project with the help of this video. Make designer flip-flops with your kids.
Dummies.com brings you Yoga for Dummies. Learn how to do a Yoga triangle pose. A yoga triangle pose can be inverted or extended. These beginner instructions stretch hips and spine during this standing pose. Trikonasana is an ancient yoga posture and the steps in this video help you pose correctly. Do a yoga triangle pose.
This tutorial shows you an example of how to rotoscope footage using After Effects CS4 and Photoshop CS4. See what tools, masks and brushes are able to help you rotoscope and learn how to use the selection and painting tools in Photoshop to efficiently rotoscope. Then, see how to exchange the rotoscope files easily between After Effects CS4 and Photoshop CS4. Rotoscope using After Effects CS4 and Photoshop CS4.
This Rhino software tutorial covers how to use implicit and explicit history (Grasshopper) to model a building massing. Learn how to create a spline tower from control curves in Rhino with the help of implicit and explicit history tools. This Rhino 3D tutorial is best viewed full screen. Model a spline tower with history tools in Rhino 3D.
Hair can be a difficult thing to work with in Photoshop. Here are some tips to help make it easier. Chris Alvanas shows you how to fill in hair, give it more shine, highlights and volume in Photoshop CS3. Get some great ideas on how to improve hair that go beyond changing color and using masks. Work with hair in Photoshop CS3.
Wonderhing how to get started writing C# applications? This video offers a tour of the various features in Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition, and will help you become familiar with the tool, and get started writing -- and understanding -- your first application. To get started writing C#, take a look! Write your first C# application in Visual C#.
Darrell Heath demos the new and improved color management and color harmony tools in Fireworks CS4, focusing on the new design and performance of the color palette. The color palette may not be new, but it is redesigned and rewritten to provide better performance and simplified controls that you should familiarize yourself with. This Fireworks CS4 tutorial will help. Use Fireworks CS4 color management tools.
Learn how to get started with Enlarge It - one of the tools available in the Essentials plug-in for iPhoto. This Essentials tutorial covers setting the pixel dimensions and document size controls of your iPhoto images using the Enlarge It tool. Learning how to use these controls will help you resize photos without destroying the final print quality. Use Enlarge It in the Essentials plugin for iPhoto.
PayPal is a fast, secure online service that allows you to send and receive money online. This film help you to set up your own PayPal account with no difficulties. Open a PayPal account.
Cock beading can add depth to a drawer face and help conceal the gap between the drawer and the drawer box. Steve Latta demonstrates two methods for creating cock beading. One technique uses traditional hand tools, and the other uses a router. Create cock beading.
Your cat can spend hours grooming itself but sometimes it needs a little help. Keeping nails short is important for your cat and your furniture! Dr. Lauren shows you how to keep their nails under control. Cut your cat's nails.
This video shows how to roast an upside down chicken. This helps to keep the breast meat moist. Make upside down roast chicken.
This video shares a quick toilet trick that will help to save money as well as the environment at the same time. Using a half-gallon carton, fill it with water and place it in your toilet tank. Quick and easy tip with money-saving results. Save water with this toilet trick.
This is a quick demonstration of how to pocket a ball with a shallow angle range. Use the rails to help guide the ball, hitting the cue ball softly. If you hit the ball with speed, the rail will impart English on the object ball, and the ball will rattle away from the pocket. Make a shot along the rail.
This tutorial uses the diamonds on the rail to help determine the best way to use the rails for the shot. It shows how to find an aiming starting point by visualizing diamonds off the table, a fundamental technique that is sure to improve your billiard skills. Find an aiming point using the rails.
Learn about different types of windless. Help you determine which one is right for your boat and how to use them. Operate a windless for your boat anchor.
Are you a big astronomy enthusiast? Do you have some amazing astrophotography pictures you'd like to share? If so, become a contributor over here at Astronomy World! We are looking for new moderators, along with contributors, to post pictures and videos, write tutorials and astronomy-related news articles, and even share updates on how your observing went!
Medicine, like the internet, is serious business. So when the text that appears on the labels of our medicine bottles makes about as much sense as an epileptic in a rave club, we can't help but take pause. Follow us on a journey of prescriptions and misdescriptions!
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One of the best ways to make a great build is to build around the environment. Fancy plugins like World Edit and Voxel Sniper aren't always necessary. In the real world, people can't just edit the environment to their every whim and need. They have to work around it. Not only does building around your environment help to make your build look nicer, it helps to make it look more realistic. In the above picture, I could only make a small house because I wanted this build to work with the enviro...
This link will take you to the executive branch or the President. The President is only in term for 4 years, but can be reelected once. The President does not work by himself; he has skilled people who help him make decisions. This website will allow you to learn about the people who help Obama. It also provides information on President Obama’s latest actions as president.
