John Piwaron
03-13-2004, 9:20 PM
Ever have one of those days?
While there's a lot of things I want to do, I realize I cannot do them all at once. So I chose to build the desk I've wanted, primarily because I've got most of the lumber for it. Cherry.
So I'm working on the frames for the frame and panel sides of the box that'll hold the drawers. Everything was going great, the frame for each side is being made of part cut from the same board so the grain and color will match. Everything was done in an orderly manner so they were evenly thick, mortises reference the same relative surface, and so on.
When I started putting the tenons into the mortises, I was wondering why I couldn't snug up the shoulder of the tenon. Turns out I cut the tenons 1/4" too long.
Oh, %#$%. So todays misadventure cost $35 at the lumber store buying a replacement board. As I write this, I turned that new board into replacement parts that assemble as they should. The frames are dry fit in the shop now.
While there's a lot of things I want to do, I realize I cannot do them all at once. So I chose to build the desk I've wanted, primarily because I've got most of the lumber for it. Cherry.
So I'm working on the frames for the frame and panel sides of the box that'll hold the drawers. Everything was going great, the frame for each side is being made of part cut from the same board so the grain and color will match. Everything was done in an orderly manner so they were evenly thick, mortises reference the same relative surface, and so on.
When I started putting the tenons into the mortises, I was wondering why I couldn't snug up the shoulder of the tenon. Turns out I cut the tenons 1/4" too long.
Oh, %#$%. So todays misadventure cost $35 at the lumber store buying a replacement board. As I write this, I turned that new board into replacement parts that assemble as they should. The frames are dry fit in the shop now.