Building it up

August 24 2011, 5:38 AM  by Shawn Hoover

I hit a road block near the end of sanding layer two, as I discovered a few flat spots on the guide disc. After some time to ponder, I attempted to patch the spots with veneer (shown lower center). I don't think I managed to make it worse, at least.

Layer three presented its own challenges, due in large part to me forgetting to plane the board that three of the segments came from. I'm guessing the joinery will come out rougher on that one. At any rate, I did what I could without sacrificing the blocks and it is assembled and ready for sanding. Perfection is such a clear, simple mark in this endeavor, yet so difficult to achieve (as a novice, at least).

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  • Aug 24 2011, 6:28 AM
    Nicholas Hendrix responded:
    Perfection is impossible to attain. Although, it can be a helpful pesterence. (That is a made up word). It does appear that your rim is gaining in vertical relevance though. It is laughable how much instruments morph from the design (in your case; carefully scrutinized design) to the actual building. and all of the 'dumb' stuff that you forget to do. I find my self saying things to myself like "Idiot!". Or just staring at the pieces of wood disbelieving that they just will not go together. You're doing great so far.
  • Aug 24 2011, 10:05 AM
    Shawn Hoover responded:
    Thanks, Nick. That is quotable, and you didn't have to be there.

    Yep, it's laughable. Words like 'idiot' and 'unbelievable' tend to escape my lips quite easily. As I mentioned before, once I get layer three sanded, the real question will be how much veneer to I need to bring this thing back to specified thickness. And then I need to up my game, because the top and bottom layers will not get covered up.