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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
Whats that one setup step or construction process you hate the most?
For me its making a rail and stile door and change my table saw blade to 45 degrees.
 
#27 ·
Sailor, I have to agree that fixing mistakes are a pain….and they are a must for most of us. I like starting a new project that I haven't done before because of the challenge….but I really hate when I blow it and have to redo or fix. Sanding is easy….and it means the project is near completion…so that isn't too bad….My biggest pain is making all the darn jigs…..seems that every project needs at least one….more likely two or more….seems like I spend more time making jigs then doing projects.
 
#29 ·
Well, cleaning up spray equipment ranks up there.
You know changing router set ups can cause frustration also…..so buy another router…...a certain female wont let me do that no more in this house hold:)

An old carpenter once told me that a good woodworker makes mistakes…...a great woodworker fixes and covers up the one he made to make it better.
 
#30 ·
For me it is finishing. Kinda funny for someone who spent over 35 years painting acft. Guess if I had all that fancy spray equipment and dedicated finishing booths here at home, I wouldn't give it much thought. Working in a garage/shop, tho, it really is a pain when the work looks so good and then the flies, gnats and numerous other creatures finally find your wet varnish on the last coat.

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#33 ·
On my CNC equipment I have to set "home" for every piece, so that it knows where the tool is in relation to the material. You have to be extremely precise in this - at worst, you'll break something, at best, you'll just not quite get the desired look. Especially with woods with a bit of grain in them - like oak - it's really hard to get the perfect top plane lined up. I end up cutting a lot of things twice because it was just a hair too high, and areas get missed.
 
#36 ·
Rhett, good advice. I do so dislike sanding. It is messy as h#$@ and it gets all over the vehicles in the shared woodshop/garage. So I have nicely tuned smoothing planes, card scraper, and scraper plane. Much easier to clean up and, quite frankly, leaves a more refined and polished surface. There are some times when a piece of sandpaper is the right choice, but I try to limit those to the absolute minimum.
 
#37 ·
Perhaps it's because I'm a "Hobby" Woodworker but every time I go into my Shop it's usually to RELAX. I actually refer to it as my "Moving Meditation". Photobucket

There is Nothing that I do not like about Woodworking! That includes Sanding, CleanUp, Changing Bits, Making Mistakes etc. etc. etc.

I probably could let some of the less favourite activities Bother Me, if I LET Them. Perhaps it's my Mind Set when I go into the Shop.

OH! I just thought of an Old Saying that I probably would not enjoy if it was the Other Way Round.

"As You Slide Down The Bannister Of Life, May All The Splinters Be Pointing In The Other Direction."

I got a Weird Feeling in my Butt, just typing that. ...LOL…. Where's The Tweezers!!!!!!!!

Rick

NOW! Computers as much as I love them are a whole different story!

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