"Houston, we have a problem" (or, How to make firewood)
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It turns out that I’m building a box for M.C. Escher. Who knew? They are asymmetrical dovetails, so there’s no simple turning the component around.
Thankfully, I’m in it for the fun; and even mistakes can be fun, too.
Sometimes.
Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile. — Hunter/Garcia
“If you can’t laugh at yourself, you’re not allowed to laugh at anyone else.” — Me.
Off-topic, but I just wanted to say that that looks like a pretty nice Paul Sellers work bench you’ve got there. Having built that, the dovetails will be gravy.
Carlos,
Thanks. The workbench was a joy to build and use. Dovetails are more of a challenge. I’ve made many on my router table with an Incra jig, but this is my first attempt making them by hand.
The mistake I made here is, as Paul might joke, something that happens when you get past 60. It’s a mistake I’ll learn from and, hopefully, not repeat.
Ill practice more in pine. The lines are more easily seen than on oak, and I ought to get tighter fitting joints.
I believe Paul’s comment might go like : “some boxes will end up a little smaller than originally planned.”
I’d say just saw off then wrong tails or pins and keep going. Practice helps here and you’ll have a nice story to go with that box.
Mostly : have fun!
Diego