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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Thanks. These are all good ideas. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I’ll hunt around to see if I have a rubber band that will fit, and, if I don’t, I’ll use the masking tape idea. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>The dog is fine. He enjoys chewing things, but he doesn’t eat what he bites off, just strews it around. He’s totally on my bad list. We’d just come in from a walk, and, instead of lying down to rest, when I left to use the facilities, he jumped up on a table and grabbed the lid, instead of keeping 4 on the floor and grabbing one of the many toys all over the place. Stinker.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Tracy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Courtney F. Smith via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 1, 2025 12:48 PM<br><b>To:</b> List for Blind Crafters and Artists <nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Courtney F. Smith <cmfulghum@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Gluing a lid back together<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>After glueing your pieces together and making sure everything is aligned properly, use masking tape to tape around the entire lid. I would let it sit for 24 hours before removing just to make sure the glue is completely dry.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></div><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> on behalf of henry osborne jr via NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 1, 2025 11:32:12 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'List for Blind Crafters and Artists' <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:hosbornejr@gmail.com">hosbornejr@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:hosbornejr@gmail.com">hosbornejr@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Gluing a lid back together</span> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>First of all and most importantly to me is the dog alright? I hope and pray that he or she didn’t get any splinters in his or her throat or mouth. Please keep a close eye on him or her, o k?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'>How about rubber bands to hold the lid together while it dries.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=xmsonormal><b>From:</b> NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 1, 2025 11:05 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'List for Blind Crafters and Artists' <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:carcione@access.net">carcione@access.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Gluing a lid back together<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal>My dog decided it would be amusing to take the lid off a wooden box and chew on it while I was in another room. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal>I can glue it back together, I think, but I’m not sure how to hold it together until the glue dries. The only glue I have is craft glue, the kind people here have recommended. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal>The lid is rounded on the top and has a rim that stands out from the base, so that it fits well on the box. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal>Anyone know how I can hold the lid together while it dries?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal>Tracy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>