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Show Handy Ideas Save Effort In Odd Jobs Practical shortcuts and ingenious ingen-ious methods of doing odd jobs about the house often save time, effort and money for the home handyman. These suggestions are taken from "Practical Job Pointers," Point-ers," a book published by American Amer-ican Builder magazine, 30 Church St., New York City. If pitch or asphalt is spilled on a concrete floor, it can be difficult to remove without leaving a stain. A method which often works well is to freeze the pitch or asphalt by covering it with ice. When either substance is frozen hard, it can be lifted off(easily. An inexpensive, long-lasting glue applicator can be made from a metal tube about six inches long and. a piece of sash cord about twice as long as the tube. Insert the sash cord in the tube so that it protrudes inch from one end. Use this end of the cord to apply the glue. After the job is finished cut off and discard the glue-impregnated portion of the cord. Then push a new portion into place. A steel carpenter's square which has become rusty from use in wet weather can be cleaned by ; rubbing it with dry cement |