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09-26-2011, 03:41 PM

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athomenow

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I learn more stuff on this board! Who knew??

09-26-2011, 03:42 PM

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simplyme

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I have one also, somewhere. It was given to me last year at the quilt fest in Houston. I will look for it as I have never used it. If I find it I will let you know.

09-26-2011, 04:28 PM

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This is so odd my mom just showed me one on Saturday and asked if I had ever heard of or seen such a thing, I said no. And here comes a thread asking about them. looked like it would easily get lost it is so tiny and more work than a ruler.

09-26-2011, 04:37 PM

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jaciqltznok

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cmrenno

If you take two pencils and rubber band them next to each other you will get two pencil lines that are 1/4" apart. You can trace around curves or straight line. Works great and it cheap and available.
Hope this helps.

HA...just had to TEST this..yep, two #2 pencils taped together made a perfect 1/4" allowance..go figure!

09-26-2011, 04:55 PM

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sweetpea

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Thanks for the help. got one in a box of stuff at a yrad sale and don't know what it was for. cool learned something to day.

09-26-2011, 04:57 PM

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ssuzz

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I have tried the 2 pencil thing . If you shave a bit off the pencils you get pretty close to 1/4 inch but it changes depending on how sharp your pencils are.. ssuzz