You know, the terrible thing is that I get a lot of ideas. The worse thing is that I forget a lot of ideas. Sometimes within seconds. But once in a while I get something stuck in my head that just doesn’t go away—and eats at me until I finish it.
The Ampersander.
It’s made from a decorative ampersand bought off eBay—and some scraps of sandpaper.
From Wikipedia:
An ampersand (or epershand) is a logogram “&” representing the conjunction word “and”. This symbol is a ligature of the letters et, Latin for “and”.
And:
Sandpaper (sometimes called glasspaper) is a heavy paper with abrasive material attached to its surface.
Things I learned: Super Glue™ soaks through sandpaper, discoloring it. A few other “tough” glues didn’t work either. And the sandpaper was too disobedient to allow a glue gun to stick it (it was also hot on my fingers). What did work? White school glue.
Part of the Home Improvement series.
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