Thread: Off to a good start

Maaate!

Sympathy greenie on its way.

Col

If it makes you feel any better, I just destroyed a handcut dovetailed drawer with, of all things, a ROS. Was talking while working, (I don't pay enough attention with the ROS) and managed to completely mangle a corner. *sigh*

No, it soesn't make me feel any better but I feel your pain.

Craig. I do this sort of stuff all the time. Don't worry about it. There are others far worse.

In my case its all to do with left brain/right brain dominance. I get lost in my own suburb, got no spatial orientation whatsover. There are other characteristics of this dominance, some good, some bad. I just live with it.

I navigated a yacht up thru the 'Wash' inside the Solitary's off Coffs, in a gale, but I get lost picking the kids up from school.

Just a doughy old hippy, really.

Been there, got the 'T' shirt. Still a bummer though. Have a greenie as a condolence

Craig
This proves that you like most of us are human. Read useless stupid dickhaed etc etc. Don't feel special, even Ozwinner has his moments. Sympathy greenie on the way.

Craig , I suspect there was something else on your mind at the time, perhaps it was the S word?

See who else says been there done that.

Sounds very very familiar Craig.

Those who haven't made such mistakes haven't done much woodwork.

Just two days ago I was glueing up a box of birch ply with mitered corners for a toy box. Using corner clamps, I put three sides together so I could slide in the bottom panel in a dado. I had too walk a way for a few moments. But I wasn't worried. I could go back later slide in the bottom and clamp on the last side. I've done it this way before. An hour later when I came back the box I groaned as I realized that one of my sides was fliped making the dado for the bottom panel on the top side of the box. I stood there for 20 minutes not knowing what to do and trying not to go ballistic.:eek:

Mistakes? I don't make mistakes... I just recycle wood.

During my last effort at recycling, I needed a couple of 2' lengths to make a jig, so I grabbed a couple of short lengths of "scrap" leaning against the TS and trimmed 'em to size on the SCMS. On building the jig, I noticed a couple of mitres in the ends... at which point I realised I'd just cut up the rails for a drop-leaf table that had to be out by the end of the week and was simply awaiting assembly. :eek:

Worse, being out of suitable stock for replacement rails, I had to cut down existing parts from yet another project that was also waiting in the wings.

And I do this for a fun?

Thanks for the sympathy folks. I feel better now.

I know we all (or most?) tend to do it but it still a major pita isn't it?

I just tell my self that next time I'll be more careful. Yeah right.

Cheers
Craig

In winter to keep warm we have a wood heater, I buy redgum or cut my own depending on whats available.
During the weekends I cut kindling to start the fire, but I never make mistakes

Just in the process of making another little jewellery chest - the one with the external frame, 5 drawers that JOW's is derived from.

Cut all the pieces for the frame - no problems. Cut all the finger joints for the frame - no problems. Cut first the cross halved joint - oops, one half is cut on the edge insted of the side. Oh well, reset all the jigs & cut another one, complete with finger joints on each end.

Complete cutting cross halved joints. Cut slots for drawer runners on the frame sides. As these must be dead accurate, set up stop on the TS and do four sides at once. Tap together to check fit, and break one side.

Cut and size a replacement side, and very carefully mark position of slots for runners. Carefully reset TS and cut slots. Check for fit (carefully) and glue up.

When glue is dry, unclamp, and marvel at the curve that is in the frame, because you forgot to ease the clamps once it was in position. Throw in corner and proceed to second frame.

Proceed to glue up second frame. As you are pushing it together, break another frame side. Startle neighbours with language. Cut and size a replacement side, and very carefully mark position of slots for runners. Carefully reset TS and cut slots. Check for fit (carefully) and glue up.

Retrieve first frame from corner, cut top and bottom out and make two new pieces (complete with finger joints and cross halved joints). Check for fit etc. etc. and very very carefully glue up.

Tell self that this was meant to be a quick little job, and the drawers will be much less trouble.

Originally Posted by AlexS

Just in the process of making another little jewellery chest - the one with the external frame, 5 drawers that JOW's is derived from.

Cut all the pieces for the frame - no problems. Cut all the finger joints for the frame - no problems. Cut first the cross halved joint - oops, one half is cut on the edge insted of the side. Oh well, reset all the jigs & cut another one, complete with finger joints on each end.

Complete cutting cross halved joints. Cut slots for drawer runners on the frame sides. As these must be dead accurate, set up stop on the TS and do four sides at once. Tap together to check fit, and break one side.

Cut and size a replacement side, and very carefully mark position of slots for runners. Carefully reset TS and cut slots. Check for fit (carefully) and glue up.

When glue is dry, unclamp, and marvel at the curve that is in the frame, because you forgot to ease the clamps once it was in position. Throw in corner and proceed to second frame.

Proceed to glue up second frame. As you are pushing it together, break another frame side. Startle neighbours with language. Cut and size a replacement side, and very carefully mark position of slots for runners. Carefully reset TS and cut slots. Check for fit (carefully) and glue up.

Retrieve first frame from corner, cut top and bottom out and make two new pieces (complete with finger joints and cross halved joints). Check for fit etc. etc. and very very carefully glue up.

Tell self that this was meant to be a quick little job, and the drawers will be much less trouble.

Geez Alex, now mine doesn't seem so bad at all.

What I reckon is that there must be some sort of woodworking demon that we can blame.
I reckon that the little bastard gets in our sheds and makes us do this stuff because there's no way that we sensible folks would do these sort of things if we were left to ourselves.

I wonder what his name is?