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Tip: Eliminate stains by using talcum or baby powder instead of colored chalk on chalk lines.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #291 Sep 1988 (v.38#7) pg. 112

Using a chalk box to get straight-as-an-arrow lines.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #356 Mar 1995 (v.45#3) pg. 18

Tip on improving the accuracy of your chalk line by replacing the string with fishing line.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #385 Feb 1998 (v.48#2) pg. 95

Tip: Attach two chalk lines together to speed up snapping a series of lines.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #3 Jun-Jul 1981 pg. 6

Tip: Remove chalkline marks from porous wood with flour-and-water dough.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #18 Dec 1983-Jan 1984 pg. 12

Plumb bobs, snaplines and chalkboxes. Working with string and the tools that hang from it.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #25 Feb-Mar 1985 pg. 64
Added Info FINE HOMEBUILDING #28 Aug-Sep 1985 pg. 6

Make a dryline (stringline) spool from acrylic.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #37 Feb-Mar 1987 pg. 14

Use nylon fishing line instead of string to get a crisp, clean chalk line.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #39 Apr-May 1987 pg. 14

Tip: Protect chalk layout lines on concrete by spraying with a clear finish.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #44 Feb-Mar 1988 pg. 24

Tip: Heavy piece of steel, equipped with a handle and a magnet, serves as a "helper" when using a chalk line or tape measure.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #44 Feb-Mar 1988 pg. 24

How to snap chalk lines on damp concrete and protect them from rain and sweeping.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #47 Jun-Jul 1988 pg. 32

Tip on snapping a diagonal chalkline across a piece of plywood without having the hook slip.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #97 Aug-Sep 1995 pg. 30

Pattern for a simple string winder.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #122 Apr-May 1999 pg. 32

Tip on using braided nylon fishing line as a chalk line.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #124 Jun-Jul 1999 pg. 36

Tip on making chalk lines more resistant to washing away.
OLD-HOUSE JOURNAL Jan-Feb 1992 (v.20#1) pg. 12

Chalk line holders clamp themselves to blocks being laid.
POPULAR MECHANICS Feb 1965 (v.123#2) pg. 155

Tip on using double-snapping to mark a long chalkline.
TODAY'S HOMEOWNER #833 Mar 1999 (v.95) pg. 19

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