{"id":15133,"date":"2024-10-22T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/?p=15133"},"modified":"2024-10-20T18:00:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T22:00:09","slug":"unexpected-discoveries-how-a-cork-saved-the-day-in-my-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/2024\/10\/22\/unexpected-discoveries-how-a-cork-saved-the-day-in-my-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"How a Cork Saved the Day in My Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Recently, I noticed something unexpected in my studio: there was a cork stuck to the point of one of the tools in my tool spinner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I didn\u2019t put it there.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I realized it must\u2019ve been my husband, who occasionally borrows my tools. (Since I keep things very organized he\u2019s always good about putting them back right where they were.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\u2019s also much more safety concerned than I am, lol.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me? I\u2019m just about convenience and getting it done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tool in question was a very pointy, very sharp bead reamer. I had it with the pointy end sticking up for two reasons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. If I had it handle up, I wouldn\u2019t know what it was when looking for it. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The tip is so very fine and delicate it might break if stuck point down in the tool holder. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Apparently, my husband either got stabbed, or thought he might get stabbed, and therefore put on the cork as a protective measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This seems like an excellent idea to me for all kinds of pointy objects: awls, sharp files, needle tools and the like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Next time you open a bottle of wine, be sure to save your cork. You can easily cut it into two or more pieces for multiple protective coverings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Both the synthetic and natural cork will cut easily with a craft knife.<\/em> Just score around it, or cut partway through, then you can snap it into pieces.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    This will protect your tools as well as your precious fingers and hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Hope this helps, and maybe saves you a finger poke!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What kinds of simple safety measures do you take in your studio?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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