Write an article based on this "Prepare the sharpening stone. Hold the blade at a 20 angle from the surface of the sharpening stone. Test the blade."
article: You'll need a large sharpening stone for these steps. Lightly coat the rough side of the stone with sharpening oil. Push the blade across the stone in a cutting motion. Raise the handle while moving the blade to sharpen all the way to the tip. After a few strokes, flip the blade over to the other side. After you have a sharp edge on every part of the blade, repeat the sharpening on the fine side of the sharpening stone. Hold a piece of printer paper in your hand and cut down near where you're holding with the knife. A properly sharpened blade should be able to easily slice the paper into ribbons.

Write an article based on this "Buy paint and primer. Choose a paint brush or roller. Consider using a paint sprayer for a large job. Purchase sandpaper. Make sure you have an appropriate sanding tool. Buy hole filler, if necessary."
article: When buying paint and primer, you need to take the use of the finished surface into consideration. Will the plywood be used for art? Will the finished product be a painted plywood floor? Picking paint and primer that is created for the finished purpose of your project will add to the longevity of the product. If you are painting plywood to make art, consider purchasing acrylic primer and paints. These are water-based artists' paints that can be used to create beautiful and detailed images on wood. If you are painting plywood to use it as a surface in your home, such as a painted plywood floor, you will need a more heavy-duty paint. Pick an acrylic latex paint or an oil-based paint that is made for the intended purpose. If you have a small project that requires a very smooth finish, consider buying spray paint. To get a quality paint job on your plywood, you should buy quality brushes or rollers. These are available at hardware and home improvement stores. Pick a brush or roller that is made to paint a smooth surface and that is compatible with the type of paint and primer you purchased. If you are using spray paint for your project, you won't need brushes or rollers. Whether you get a brush or a roller depends on your preference. If you intend to paint a large surface, then a roller will work well because you can cover a larger surface quicker. If you need to do detailed painting, a brush will typically work better than a roller. For some paint jobs you will want both a roller and a brush. The roller can paint the larger area and the brush can be used to fill in the edges. If you need to paint a large area, such as the walls of several rooms, you may want to opt for a paint sprayer. To use a sprayer you will need to rent or purchase the equipment from your local hardware or home improvement store. The sprayer should come with instructions for its proper use. When using a sprayer, it is important to mask off all surfaces that you do not want painted. When painting plywood, it's important to prepare the surface by sanding it. This removes many imperfections in the wood and helps to guarantee that you will have a smooth finished surface. Buy fine grit sandpaper, either 220 or 180. Also, get coarser sandpaper, 80 or 100 grit, if your plywood surface is rough and you want to sand it down smooth. Sandpaper is available at all hardware stores and big box home improvement stores. You can either sand your plywood by hand with a sanding block or use an electric sanding tool, such as an orbital sander. If your plywood is small, hand sanding will usually work fine. If you have a large area to sand, you should use an electric sander. If you are sanding a very large area, such as a room with plywood flooring, then you may need to use a commercial sander. Renting a floor sander, for example, may be the best solution. If your plywood has imperfections on its surface that cannot be sanded out, you may need to fill them with hole filler. It is a malleable product that is smoothed into holes with a putty knife and then sanded smooth once it is dry. Make sure to get a product that says it can be used on surfaces that will be painted, although most hole fillers will be compatible with paint. Since you will be painting over the plywood, the discoloration caused by using hole filler will not affect your final product. However, hole filler should not be used on plywood projects that will have an unfinished or sealed surface, as the color of the filler tends to stand out.

Write an article based on this "Open the curtains to let the sunshine in. Buy a wake-up light. Limit blue light exposure before bed."
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Light, particularly natural light, stimulates our brains to release serotonin, which helps us to wake up and feel alert. It is a crucial step in the process of waking up, and it will help your child to overcome the early-morning drowsiness that they are feeling. Open the blinds or curtains in your child's room about 15 minutes before you want them to get out of bed. The sunshine will help them to wake up naturally. These automatic lights function like an alarm clock but with light instead of sound. They function by mimicking sunrise. They do this by slowly increasing the brightness and intensity of the light they emit. This helps your child to wake up and feel alert. Wake-up lights are especially useful for the winter months when sunrise may be after the time your child needs to wake up. They are also valuable if you live in a particularly cloudy or foggy environment. Digital devices such as smartphones, laptops, tablets, and TVs all emit blue light. Blue light, or short-wavelength light, alters our bodies natural rhythm. Studies have shown that people who were exposed to blue light in the two hours before they went to bed had trouble falling asleep, took longer to wake up, and were more tired and confused in the morning. Have your child put away their electronics 2 hours or so before their bedtime. Instead, have them read, play a board game, or do a puzzle. This will help keep your child's natural sleeping and waking schedule on track. You can also purchase special filters for electronics that will block much of the blue light that is emitted from these devices.