Template with "true grit"
Tracing around miniature templates made of paper or thin scrapwood can be difficult because the patterns tend to slip.
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After transferring the shape onto the back of 60-grit sandpaper, cut out the shape with heavy scissors or straight-cut tin snips. Place the pattern facedown and apply finger pressure to keep it in place as you trace around it.
—Al Schlabach, Flora, Ill.