Tracing lines on to wood

Perhaps the question is whether one remembers when carbon paper was the only option -- i.e., before photo copiers? Just an idle thought.

Part of the confusion is that OP didn't describe up front what he was using the method for. For faux graining wood it makes a lot of sense. As a substitute for carbon paper, it's less useful, as a number of the followups pointed out.

--RC "Sometimes history doesn't repeat itself. It just yells 'can't you remember anything I've told you?' and lets fly with a club. -- John W. Cambell Jr.

Only option?? Am I the only one who remembers mimeograph machines?

--jeff

Ahhhh... the sweet aroma of mimeograph paper just before a test...

Not to mention the old Bruning copy machines and the more compact Hectograph...

I wonder how many kids could have been rocket scientists but for sniffing those papers?

On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 09:12:30 -0500, "Mike Marlow" calmly ranted:

I loved the purple ink smell nonetheless.

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Is this going to turn into one of those 'Older Than Dirt' series of messages !?!

Ron Magen Backyard Boatshop {Had the BIL over for X-Mas dinner . . . just got married 2 weeks ago. Somehow, during table conversation, used the line, "I've got socks older than you !!"

"Jeffrey Picciotto" ...

I can't remember who to give credit to, but a used fax machine cartridge (from the type that looks like a wide ribbon on rollers) works well too.

Dirt? You had dirt? We made our own from rocks.

-- Mark

you had rocks? we were still waiting for the earth's crust to cool down enough to walk on it....

From a site from JOAT.

at least you didn't have to sit and wait through those six long days of creation...

Although,... Eve was quite a looker in her prime.

Yeah, but what CHOICE did Adam have? Huh? ;-) "The girl all gets prettier at closing time ... "

-- Mark