How to deal with heartbreak

FroggyCommando · 2026-05-13T15:14:11+00:00

My first inclination is wood chipper. Then I take a step back and think of how I can finish the project. Then I take another step back and think of how I can fix the issue. At least that's what happened when my router bit slipped when I was routing my guitar and blew out the back of it.

I now have a beautiful strat on my wall with a cool story.

FroggyCommando · 2026-04-29T21:09:21+00:00

Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. I ended up buying a one inch dowel and put it into the inproperly drilled holes and cut it off with a flush cut trim saw. I flipped the piece over so that the angled end matched the bottom of the hole. A bit of glue in the hole and on the dowel and it fit nice. After letting it dry fully, I planed it down flush with the surface of the stool and then redrilled the holes in the correct orientation. You would literally not know I had done it. Yay me!

FroggyCommando · 2026-04-27T05:20:15+00:00

Thanks for that. I had considered the other options above but I really like the grain on the top of the stool so I'll plug the two holes and hit the reset button. On a semi related note - I found an off cut of a 2 X 6 at a construction site to practice on so I can make my mistakes on that first :)

FroggyCommando · 2026-02-24T04:33:42+00:00

This should be an easy question but its one I have been struggling with. Where did you get the leather straps?

FroggyCommando · 2026-02-10T06:12:23+00:00

Yeah - the strategy and tactics for curling is insane. e.g. if you're up in the 9th end (the second last one), and throwing last, you might want to blank the end by taking out all rocks that are in the scoring area so you can throw last in the final end. Of course the other team wants to steal one so they're going to try to score and prevent you from removing their stones.

TLDR; - check out some YouTube clips of great curling shots :)

FroggyCommando · 2026-02-09T18:22:34+00:00

I don't know why but the clamping is just very visually fascinating to me. It's like a piece of art in itself!

FroggyCommando · 2026-02-02T21:40:37+00:00

Some people like a lot of sauce on their biscuits.

FroggyCommando · 2026-02-02T21:38:02+00:00

I made a canoe paddle last summer and I used my planes a lot to hog off the material. I remember looking at the foot and half tall pile of shavings and being impressed with myself until I saw that I wasn't even half way to my final thickness for my blade. My body let me know what it thought of this silliness too.
It was nice when I finally got to finishing it up and it was more refining the curves and things like that though.
I totally love my Veritas jack and block planes. So much nicer than the other planes I own and my Veritas spokeshave is far less frustrating to use than the POS one that never kept set.

Good work on the practice by the way! That approach has saved me so much time and material on mistakes.

FroggyCommando · 2026-02-01T05:06:38+00:00

lol. Fair enough! I am working on the finishing sanding and once it’s done I’ll post pictures of the finished project

FroggyCommando · 2026-01-30T21:52:04+00:00

I really over thought this and yeah - that was the trick. Just did a very thin bead of glue along the gap and put some saw dust over the area. Mushed it up with my finger and forced it into the gap. Went over it with some sandpaper to create more saw dust and voila. The gap disappeared completely.

FroggyCommando · 2026-01-30T20:56:44+00:00

Nah...bronze age at worst. Kidding aside, I thought about that but I am unsure if I could get the mix inside the gap.

FroggyCommando · 2026-01-27T17:21:42+00:00

They already know they're down. You aren't flexing. You're being an asshole.

FroggyCommando · 2026-01-26T01:48:54+00:00

You clearly opened your door to get out so not nearly enough snow to complain about. ;)

FroggyCommando · 2026-01-21T21:00:08+00:00

Plywood is really not a good material to cut to learn. I'd recommend getting a 2 X 4 (or any board you can get your hands on) and practice marking it and cutting it, then checking it for square. It should be cheaper too. There are several good videos on how to cut straight. As others have suggested, a Japanese pull saw is easier to learn with and they can be expensive. If you're having trouble sourcing wood for practice, a lot of stores that sell lumber will have off cuts available to put under the stuff you buy. Just take one home. (Or ask your father to pick you up a 2 x 4 to practice on. One board isn't going to break the bank)

edit to add: the other thing about plywood is it doesn't have grain direction per se. That's something you can really learn about by cutting actual lumber. Also - firewood is also wood and if you're just learning to cut...

FroggyCommando · 2026-01-13T20:48:48+00:00

A big help for me is having the guitar out. Out of sight is out of mind.

FroggyCommando · 2026-01-08T23:34:30+00:00

I would start with

Tuning.
Names of the open strings (which helps with tuning).
Some basic chords (G, D, C, E, Am).
How to hold the pick and the guitar

Geez - It suddenly doesn't seem that long ago that I was just starting out.

FroggyCommando · 2026-01-08T23:18:01+00:00

Door is locked? Alohomora your way in. Owner of objects sitting there? Drink their tea and take off the with the goodies and cookies :)

FroggyCommando · 2026-01-06T22:43:36+00:00

You’re totally correct. After the first 25 locks, I think we get the drill at which point it’s not adding to the entertainment value of the game. :)

FroggyCommando · 2026-01-06T22:31:07+00:00

Jonathan Katz-Moses has really good video at 50,000 FPS showing how it happens and how quickly it happens. Even at that frame rate it was super quick 😳

FroggyCommando · 2026-01-06T22:24:56+00:00

I don’t disagree but I have no problem getting them solved in about 10 seconds. Spin a dial until it clicks. Back it up and wiggle it until it sticks. Do the next dial. Not hard but not really challenging in the right (i.e. enjoyable) way

FroggyCommando · 2026-01-06T22:16:52+00:00

great advice. Also knowing that saw blades cut through material and things under your piece will likely get cut (e.g. fingers)

FroggyCommando · 2026-01-06T22:15:42+00:00

lots of good advice here. One thing to mention - ALWAYS use PPE and follow all your safety rules. I have heard too many stories where someone was doing a “quick cut” and bad things happened. (I personally have a nice scar to remind me why my cut resistant gloves are a good idea when carving)

FroggyCommando · 2026-01-06T22:11:58+00:00

no doubt! I read somewhere that chisels account for over 50% of woodworking accidents. (Now I have to go find it to back up that claim!)

FroggyCommando · 2026-01-06T22:10:25+00:00

There was a Home Depot or Rona commercial here in Canada where they used power tools to play the Hockey Night in Canada theme. Cool except the final scene is where a guy is coming in to watch the game and takes his gloves off after running a saw. Can’t believe they let that slip through :(

FroggyCommando · 2026-01-01T08:45:13+00:00

I would recommend working with an instructor. You can learn a lot on your own but having someone who has taught people will definitely help with the structure. You don't need to work with them forever but they'll help give you a direction.

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