Don'tcha hate it when....
So I am edge glueing some blanks, and putting dowel pins in specific places so as not to be cut through and exposed. Four blanks, to make two wine racks, from an eight foot piece of mahogony. After sanding the joint, and tracing the template, it becomes a mystery which way my dowels are orintated unless I keep track of the way I set the pieces down, (or immediately mark the bottoms, a step I regrettabley skipped this time). Well I thought I had placed them down in a stack all the same, but after cutting the parts out, and sanding on the spindle, I see a big fat circle right on the inner edge of the part, yep, I traced the blank upside-down. Generally with my system I dont buy extra material, because its so simple, it is hard to screw up, then again... So with that blunder it is back to the yard. Rats...
Marking the orientation of glued up blanks, ITs one of those simple steps that can avoid a lot of hassle and grief, that I will never
disregard again.
Anybody else shoot themselves in the foot this weekend?
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Originally Posted by Steve Rozmiarek
