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In 1948, newspaper columnist Steve Ellingson had an idea. Watching his wife sew one day, he wondered if the concept of sewing patterns could be adapted to woodworking. Why not make full-size, traceable patterns for complex or curved project parts which could take some of the difficulty out of project building? So he drafted the first project and launched U-Bild Woodworking Plans. Ellingson enlisted television stars and other celebrities to help sell his product. Today, more than 60 years later, U-Bild is still selling essentially the same product Ellingson first developed. Photograph caption dated May 16, 1963 reads "First item required for successful outdoor barbecue party is suitable table. Actress Eileen O'Neill shows table and benches designed to last lifetime. They withstand severe outdoor weather, and a coat of paint or varnish each spring will keep them looking like new. Six-foot-long table will easily seat eight persons, but it can be made longer or shorter with full-size pattern. To obtain pattern No. 312, send $1 by currency, check or money order to Steve Ellingson, Valley Times TODAY Pattern Dept., P.O. Box 2383, Van Nuys, Calif."
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