Dumbest you ever felt

[cdcarter]

We've all been there ... looking at a ruined project and wondering how we could possibly be any more stupid. I'm not talking about skill stuff and bad luck, but just brain farts (can I say that here? ). I've glued the long tube in the short blank and forgotten to mill, but I think the most frustrating mistakes for me have been assembly errors, usually on pens with which I lack experience.

What are your most frustrating lapses?

 

[wdcav1952]

getting married a second time??[}][][}][][]

 

[Jerryconn]

Measure ONCE and cut!!! DOOH!!!

 

[beamer]

Measuring twice .... incorrectly ... cutting once and then realizing it.

 

[dalemcginnis]

Went I bent my mandrel. Check out the picture in my "couple of bowls I made over the 4th" to see why.[:I]

 

[woodman928]

I've cut it twice and its still to short. [!][!][]

Jay

 

[MDWine]

Gluing a large wad of papertowel to my fingers in an early attempt at a CA finish... THAT STUFF GETS HOT!!! Glad I had an ice tea to cool it down!... BTW, didja know that moisture can make CA set really hard? [xx(]

 

[eskimo]

Leaving the door to my shop open when I wasn't there. Apparently, when given a choice, a dog will only chew on your best burl.

 

[mdburn_em]

Cutting blanks for an E.A. and cutting them too short. Felt stupid.
Cut another set of blanks...too short. Stomp away in disgust.
A few days later...try cutting a blank for that E.A. again...too short. Argh!
Week later...measure twice, cut, too short...[V]

Sometimes I think I'm too dumb to live. Good thing I had good parents. I personally think it's fortunate I'm not a Darwin Award winner.

Edited to add this. I still haven't made that pen. I'll post it if and when I ever do.[B)]

 

[Jerryconn]

Originally posted by MDWine
<br />Gluing a large wad of papertowel to my fingers in an early attempt at a CA finish... THAT STUFF GETS HOT!!! Glad I had an ice tea to cool it down!... BTW, didja know that moisture can make CA set really hard? [xx(]

Mike,
Did the lemon in the tea help with the CA smell ??? [:0]

 

[MDWine]

Originally posted by Jerryconn
Did the lemon in the tea help with the CA smell ??? [:0]

Nope, the smell of CA and FRYING FLESH was not altered at all! [] []

 

[mewell]

When making cigar pens: Not having the "longs" and "shorts" separated so I glued short tubes in <u>long</u> blanks! [:0]