Tie Your Shoes Better

Shoe KnotIn this video, I show you how to tie a special knot with your shoe laces. This knot stays tied as well as, if not better than, a standard double knot but can be untied with a quick pull of one of the laces. I’ve been using this knot for over a year and I really like it. Try it and see if you like it too.  Read on…

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Instrument Case Scuff Removal

My hardcase for my banjo had several white scuff marks on it that I wanted to remove.  Many musical hard cases, like the one I have, have an outer covering of vinyl.  Most paint removers will eat into vinyl and many gentler cleaning solutions aren’t strong enough to remove scuff marks.   I heard that Mr. Clean Magic Erasers work well on vinyl floors so I decided to try them on the case.  Read on…

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Repair Sole of Shoe

REpair Sole of ShoeThe rubber on the heel of my fairly new shoe started to peel away from the bottom of the shoe. To fix the problem, I decided to use 5 minute quick set epoxy which cures quickly, is very strong, and bonds to just about any solid I’ve tried it on. Here is quick video on how I made the fix.  Read on…

Updated: 16 Jan. 2012

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