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  • This is the stripwood that's left after making the Gable and Attic Endwall Trim
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  • There are 5 sections of Porch Facia (3 layers of stripwood per section) - each has a rail the same length
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  • I will use the railing to measure the stripwood
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  • I'm starting the cut across the end of the railing
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  • ...and finishing it on a cutting board using the Blind Divider for a square-guide
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  • Each Railing section has 3 pieces of stripwood for the Facia: 1:, 3/4", and 3/16"
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  • Here are all the pieces I need for the Porch Facia
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  • Painting the Facia stripwood - first coat
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  • My Facia color plan is for Country Redwood on the 1" pieces, white on the 3/4" pieces, and Country Redwood again on the 3/16" pieces (the same as the Triangle Facia)
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  • Sand between coats
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  • Always sand thin stripwood flat on the table or "pulling" only. Pushing (sanding toward the hand that's holding the stripwood) can snap a piece of thin stripwood which ruins it and exposes you to stabbing-sharp broken wood
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  • Second coat - I do one end at a time so I don't leave fingerprints
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