On Sun, 15 Dec 2013 11:29:10 -0500, woodchucker
wrote:

I had a very bad day in the shop yesterday.

Everything I touched went to ****.
I was doevtailing a drawer a few nights before.
Never finished the last side as I started at 10pm.
Went down this morning...
The last side was twisted... I don't know how I cut them a week ago and
everything was fine, when I startted dovetailing. The wood had plenty of
time to do it's thing earlier.

Ok, so I cut a new piece, and rather than wait for it to stabilize (I am
resawing these). I start to work. Pins complete on one side.
Start marking the pins on the other... make sure they are going in the
right direction... Yep everythings fine. Start cutting the pins... nice
all done.. You know where this is going don't you. Ok, now I have a set
of pins going in one direction and a set going in the other... ****!!!!

What a dip****! You have to be one of the few in this group that
would do something that stupid. I know I certainly never, never,
never have. (Now uncrossing fingers)

Take a break and tomorrow will be better... probably.

Ok, you know what I always start with pins, lets do this again and start
with the tails first.... layout... looks good... Cut them out...
Damn those are the smallest tails I have ever seen... There's a reason
you keep doing what works... my eyes are so used to spacing and layout
for pins, that I made the tails the pin sizes... Scrap that drawer....

I'm done for the day as I'm too depressed to mess up some more...

My last days of work are approaching and I'll get some shop time
shortly, unless I find a new contract. Yep, layoffs are coming where I
work, so contractors are not being renewed. I'll be out of work again..

I miss the old days... I miss having a brain too.. I can't believe I
just kept ****ing up.