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Less haste, less waste... a cautionary tale in 2 chapters
I have been 'clearing the decks' of jobs promised to others so that I can start 'my' next piece. This has definitely created a sense of haste and has also coincided with a run of hot weather....
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.... the result of which is 2 cautionary tales confirming the old adage of LESS HASTE, LESS WASTE!
Tale 1;
Under this thread...
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f173/6...dresser-211942
..... I restored and refinished a 6 drawer dresser AND, I was very happy with the result. I knew I was rushing it and that one day I may have to redo it. "One day" turned out to be yesterday! Rather than cut and restock some timber that currently takes up most of my shed, I worked around it and moved the dresser to a spot that became full Sun as the day went on....
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Everywhere the the old finish had broken through to the timber surface is now a blister! I didn't leave enough time for the stain to fully dry and so, I presume, the remaining solvent in the stain, under the effect of yesterday's full Sun, tried to escape and lifted the new French polish :doh:!
I will now have to redo the top and agonise over redoing a similar repair on the side which was not in the Sun and hasn't blistered ......... yet?
Tale 2;
My daughter and family live in a lovely Victorian era workman's cottage. They recently bought a more suitable front door from the right era which needs a bit of work, mostly around filling holes from AT LEAST 4 prior door locks...
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I noticed that that the beading around the solid timber lower panels...
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...... was different from the simple 'quad' on the glazed openings...
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.... and so I ASSUMED that the quad was a later addition when the current glass was fitted. I spent a large part of yesterday making new glazing beading to match the lower beading...
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.... only to find, when I removed the current glass, that the quad IS the original beading and the new beading is too wide to fit :doh::doh:
I will be quiet for a while while I sulk and absorb the lessons.
fletty
