It Had to Happen

[John Morris]

I've been rolling along pretty good with spindles for Shaker stools, feeling pretty good about myself, feeling a little cocky actually. 

Then the powers that be will always smack ya down, just to remind you. 

I got a little aggressive and she dug in.

got lucky with this one, it just kind of fell to the floor without fanfare or violence.

[Steve Krumanaker]

Catches happen! One nice thing about (most) spindle work, there just isn't enough mass for it to get too violent. Still, it gets your attention!

 

Steve

[Grandpadave52]

Get a can of this...fix you right up and good to go

 

Really though, happy no injuries occurred!

Edited January 5, 2017 by Grandpadave52

[Chips N Dust]

Good thing it just fell and nothing else happened

[Al B]

24 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Get a can of this...fix you right up and good to go

 

Really though, happy no injuries occurred!

I haven't found this to be much good for anything but nail holes in painted woodwork.

[Gerald]

John we call that a free correction. Free because no injury. Correction because now you can learn not to do it that way again.

[HandyDan]

Glad you didn't get hurt.  Happens to all of us.  Get another chunk of wood and chalk it up to experience.

[Al B]

That's what experience is. Learning from our mistakes, and  developing attitudes when we think nothing will happen. Keeps you alert, at least most of the time.

[John Hechel]

if you take a bunch of the shavings, mix it with glue and press it back into the chip-out. you'll wind up with a barely recognizable patch if you paint the piece.

 

[John Morris]

6 hours ago, Steve Krumanaker said:

Catches happen!

It sure does Steve, and probably will in the future right!

[John Morris]

5 hours ago, Gerald said:

John we call that a free correction. Free because no injury. Correction because now you can learn not to do it that way again.

I'll have to remember that Gerald, got a nice ring to it, free correction. I know what I did, I got too far out on the end of the tool rest and it started bouncing slightly, causing my tool to be not so stable in the cut. I keep meaning to build a tool rest that will span the length of these spindles I am working on, it should be more stable.

[John Morris]

4 hours ago, HandyDan said:

Get another chunk of wood and chalk it up to experience.

I did just that, thanks Dan!

[HandyDan]

[p_toad]

Similar to what Dan said, when i got out into the work world, i was told: The only people who don't make mistakes are the ones who don't do anything.

 

That's why I'm perfect Wait, did i say that right? 

[lew]

Don't know how I missed this one! That's what  din't care for with that style of drive spur.

[Ron Dudelston]

Charmin?

[Ron Altier]

Oh yes. Aggravation. Today I had a piece nearly ready for sanding. I was distracted and my gouge dug in. Didn't ruin it, but to do all of what it takes to get a piece where you wanted it and decide to just a touch more. I did the one thing I've found that helps...................walk away and clear my mind. At my age my mind needs cleared.............................where was I going with this?

[DuckSoup]

10 hours ago, Ron Altier said:

I did the one thing I've found that helps...................walk away and clear my mind. At my age my mind needs cleared.............................where was I going with this?

 I find myself doing this also. I think the majority of the people on this site have articulating minds, the wheels are always turning. When we get close to finishing a step in a project we are already thinking of the next move.

[p_toad]

So, now you've got a start on a drumstick...right? 

[Kevin Beitz]

I was thinking about building an adjustable sliding

cone that moves over the drive center to keep

spindles where they belong.