Easy Liner Adhesive Shelf Paper for Masking

I used something very similar to that when I built my doors and windows several of of which I sandblasted. The product was Mac Tack I believe. It stood up very well to the sand blasting and was easy to cut out with a razor knife. The pattern was transferred with carbon paper (remember that stuff) from a master I drew up. Looks like I need to clean my windows.

The paper is the peel and stick type. I have not had any problem with an residue. I know about Oramask but it costs more than the shelf paper.
Plus you can get it at Walmart and Lowes and other places as well.

Someone suggested that I seal the work before placing the mask on and then carving. I have found that sealing with dewaxed shellac after carving without the mask works pretty well but if I sealed and used the mask the carving is still have raw wood and would still bleed. So I skip the sealing on projects that I use the mask on and usually set the zero a few thousands deeper so I can sand without loosing detail. With the mask in place I have not had any problems with wicking the paint into the pores of the wood. May I am lucky.

FYI the shelf paper only works well on simple v carve projects. If the project has a lot of fine detail the mask peels off and gets in the way during painting. I use a still nylon brush after carving to remove saw dust and any pig tails of mask that are on the project.

Sometimes better to be lucky then good.