I have been contemplating building a new sanding storage station to replace the one I built one day out of sheer frustration. My sandpaper used to be stored in an plastic container and things would get jumbled up, the disks would get all mixed up and it was almost easier to go buy a new pack than getting to the 320 and 600 grit sheets in the bottom of the bin. So I slapped together a quick and dirty organizer to keep things organized. It is by far, at least in my opinion the ugliest thing I have ever built from wood.
So while I was making sketches for the new sanding storage unit that will replace good ol ugly over here I thought to myself: “Myself, I wonder if other Lumber Jocks also have ugly things they have built that they really wouldnt like others to see?”
So my question is this. Do you have little gems like my sanding organizer hidden in your shop somewhere? We are always sharing the beautifull or technically inspirational things we do. What about ‘that’ project? C’mon you know the one! Post a pic here. I for one bet you cant beat my sanding organizer for sheer horribleness!
-- “There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.” ~ JRR Tolkien
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Greg The Cajun Box Sculptor
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#1 posted 488 days ago
I use a $10 plastic portable hanging file storage container to store and organise my sandpaper. I put file tabs on the hanging folders to identify the grits…plus it is easily carried around when needed.
-- Every step of any project should be considered your masterpiece if you want the finished product to reflect the quality of your work. http://www.FineArtBoxes.com
NBeener
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#2 posted 488 days ago
If that’s your ugliest project, to date, I’m afraid to post ANYTHING that I’ve built ;-)
But … if the standard is “whipped-up,” or “slapped-together,” allow me to submit, for your consideration, my 3-ring loose-leaf binder whatever-they’re-called:
-- -- Neil
a1Jim
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#3 posted 488 days ago
To many ugly projects to list but many of them are posted under my projects . I’m never happy with anything I make .
I view each project as a learning experience,but now that I’m getting older I forget what I learned in the last learning experience. :))
-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/
NBeener
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#4 posted 488 days ago
a1Jim: may I live long enough, and become talented enough, to build my BEST project to look as stately, elegant, and beautiful as your WORST project…..
-- -- Neil
stefang
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#5 posted 488 days ago
Well, I have the ugliest most disorganized woodworker in my shop, but he is all I have, so I just have to do the best I can with him.
-- Mike, American in Norway
canadianchips
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#6 posted 487 days ago
YES I have many gems, I USE them all the time, they may not be pretty BUT they are very functional. I think of them as practice for when I need to make a real good one sometime !!!
-- "My mission in life - make everyone smile !"
dspahn
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#7 posted 487 days ago
ugly
rodman40
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#8 posted 413 days ago
Hey, at least you can find your sand paper when you need it, right??? Vann Gogh’s are ugly to me but try to convince owner’s of them!!!
-- Rodman
Don W
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#9 posted 341 days ago
you should see the last set of drawers I threw together. Since no pic’s or it didn’t happen, we’ll leave it at it didn’t happen.
-- There is nothing like the sound of a well tuned hand plane. - http://timetestedtools.wordpress.com (timetestedtools at hotmail dot c0m)
Raymond Thomas
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#10 posted 341 days ago
Fortunately, I have an antique stove in my garage/workshop that consumes the evidence – Nice little monster!!!
-- Raymond, Charlotte, NC -------- Demonstrate the difference!
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