Jesse Cloud
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Two steps back.
I'm waiting for some wood to acclimatize (takes a while for East Coast wood to adjust to the desert ) and catching up on things that need fixing.
One of them is one of the first pieces I ever made, about twelve years ago. Its a console table that I made from plans in Wood magazine. It has served well and I thought it was still in good shape. SWMBO stored a container of cough syrup on its side, which leaked and made an ugly sticky mess on the drawer bottom.
Well, says I, no problem. Even then I knew not to glue the drawer bottom, so I took out the brad that held the bottom to the back and slid the sucker out, cut a new piece and presto fixo.
But then, when I was replacing the drawer, I noticed the fit isn't that great and the tenon connecting the apron to the leg is loose There are several other things about the design and workmanship that I don't like.
So... I'm thinking, this guy needs to go on he to-do list. I should make a new base for the table top which is still in fine shape. But that half hour repair is looking more like a week's work now
Does this happen to you, too?
I'm waiting for some wood to acclimatize (takes a while for East Coast wood to adjust to the desert ) and catching up on things that need fixing.
One of them is one of the first pieces I ever made, about twelve years ago. Its a console table that I made from plans in Wood magazine. It has served well and I thought it was still in good shape. SWMBO stored a container of cough syrup on its side, which leaked and made an ugly sticky mess on the drawer bottom.
Well, says I, no problem. Even then I knew not to glue the drawer bottom, so I took out the brad that held the bottom to the back and slid the sucker out, cut a new piece and presto fixo.
But then, when I was replacing the drawer, I noticed the fit isn't that great and the tenon connecting the apron to the leg is loose There are several other things about the design and workmanship that I don't like.
So... I'm thinking, this guy needs to go on he to-do list. I should make a new base for the table top which is still in fine shape. But that half hour repair is looking more like a week's work now
Does this happen to you, too?