THE LONG AWAITED FIRST PROJECT.....

A simple panty/storage area. I had problems with not having enough wood, then I got the wrong size screws,

I’m sure once it’s loaded up with panties, the wood and the screws will take care of themselves… ;)

Congratulations on your first project! Mistakes? They’re only disappointing if you make them more than once, and don’t take the lessons that they offer. As time goes on, the mistakes will be fewer and farther between… at least that’s what I keep telling my novice self. :)

-- OW! that was my THUMB! MyOldHouse in London ON

A good start. Now every time you walk by those shelves you will be reminded of how much fun you had making them.

ha .. I missed the typo.. too funny.

Learning Opportunities: no kicking yourself unless you do it more than 3 times after learning the first time! ha :)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Congrats, the shelf looks great. Cross one off that honey do list.

-- Andy Stark

Vee live und Vee learn. Ya got it done!!!

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

I’m sure everybody here could write a book about the times we’ve gotten deep into a project and suddenly had one of those “uh-oh” moments.

Like Debbie said….they’re not mistakes, they’re learning opportunities!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

You need to stay away from Home depot now, cus that’s how it all starts. Next thing you know your basment will be full of cool tools. That shelf is a one of a kind work of art. Now that you have joined us on this sight you have to attack another project and keep us posted.

-- Billp

There’s nothing like scoring points with the “Cuffer” to keep you on her good side. I’ve learned over the years that unless you tell others about the errors most people will never know, unless they can be found in every project. Good job.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3

nice shelf. I havent built a project that I didnt make a mistake on. Im just lucky i havent repeated MOST of those mistakes.

-- bryano

Did you ask Greg for help. I mean was it his instructions that caused the problems.

Great semi completion.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Good project. One interesting thing about this is that I’ve learned the term “pink handcuff girl”.

-- Matt - Syracuse, NY

“pink handcuff girl” on my :)

learning from my mistakes is a favorite past time. The shelf looks great, are you going to leave it natural or paint it to match the trim and doors?

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

This wasn’t what I thought it was going to be. Nice project.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

LOL I have been there myself . . . many times.

-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them

Just for the record…no he did not call for advice or instructions. If he had, I would have made it much more complicated than that. It would have given me a great excuse to make the drive back home (I’m sure he would have needed help.) Given his limited experience, I think he did a pretty good job for someone whose prior experience with wood is that it is normally on fire before he gets there. I need to get him to expand his joint making catalog; of course you have to start somewhere. I am fairly confident that if happens to fall down….he will see the practical application of those “pink handcuffs”

-- Greg - Charles Town, WV

haha, Greg :) handcuffs used to hold wood together… interesting ;)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

I think we have all been there. I built some bench seats once and in my excitement forgot I was putting down a tile floor and a new ceiling! Had to take it apart and put it in the garadge till the floor was done and the ceiling was up. I was in your neck of the woods about 2 months ago and can’t nelive the changes! I lived in Shanandoah Junction before moving to Fl. in 2003. Got lost big time.

-- Just another day in paradise.