Mistake Recovery and a Vanity Organizer

[glenn bradley]

There was a poll about fixing boo-boo's here (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?258751-Oops!-Handling-Mistakes). I had a recent boo-boo to fix on a small project for the home but, didn't want to thread-jack. I botched a sliding dovetail cut. Just like repairing a botched tenon I glued thin strips to the side of the fouled piece.

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Recut the joint to fit.

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This is a quick project for LOML so she can organize all that stuff that sets out on the Master Bath sink top. I grabbed some scrap . . . er . .. I mean some choice material that I happened to have on hand. I made two shelves with sliding dovetails and sides shaped to her specifications.

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A bit of rattle-can lacquer and she's all set.

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[Frederick Skelly]

Good save Glenn! And nice project! Hope you don't mind but I've downloaded the image - I've been looking for a good idea for such an organizer. So thank you!
Fred

[glenn bradley]

Thanks and be my guest. But, I have to get my wife credit for the design.

[Bill McNiel]

Glen,
I have always felt that a sign of a craftsman is not performing perfectly but rather dealing with the inevitable flaws in such a manor so no one ever knows they existed. Nice creative solution Sir.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Excellent recovery Glenn!

[Jim Becker]

"Recovery" is essential to "Craftsmanship"...with frequency for some of us... LOL "Stuff happens".

[Lee Schierer]

I've done similar repairs to tenons. Good repair.