In Which I Am an Idiot... Twice...

[dxmachina]

So, I started coming down with a cold last Saturday, which by Sunday was full blown and nasty, so further work on the bench got postponed. I managed not to miss any days at work, but I was miserable all week, even more so than when I had the flu in November. The symptoms finally started easing Friday, so yesterday I finally felt good enough to head

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[hackerguitar]

Been there, done that, with the molding cutter. Utterly frustrating, and a reminder to be exceptionally careful around blades spinning at almost 4000 RPMs when you're in less than good form.

I'm in the midst of starting anew piece for friends -- they don't know yet, it's a gift ;-) - and was making rails for the piece from some nice local cherry. I noted that the initial cut for the panel slot had gone wide (a bit) and checked the saw, and found out that I hadn't tightened the fence - I was lucky the part wasn't damaged beyond repair, let alone that it didn't throw the piece back at me.

It happens to us all. We get better at it....remember, the best artisans live to be 90 and are often doing some of their best work at that age.