Whine and Cry

At least you dropped it in a pile of sawdust and not on the floor where it could have been broken. Yeppers I have done that before and I think I might have said a few choice words…..............LOL

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

I’m sorry, but I’m still laughing. I am actually laughing out loud for real even though I feel bad for you, but I just can’t stop. I guess it’s only because I know how you feel. I’ve been there, done that. Or close enough.

-- Dale Manning, Carthage, NY

Oh. that is too bad. Were you able to save the peice?

I had a ‘oh s#%&’ moment like that. I was finishing a peice out on my deck one day using minwax stain in a one gallon can left over from a floor refinishing job. I was all done and really happy with the finish. I put the lid on the can and placed it on the flooring of the deck so I could step on it to seal the top. But, instead, I kicked the half-full can over, spilling the stain all over my wood deck. I used several rolls of paper towels to mop it up. There was a pretty noticable 3’x4’ stain left on the deck. I feel your pain.

Kevin

been there done that and feel your pain.

-- www.carvingandturningsbyrick.com, Rick Kruse, Grand Rapids, MI

more than anything you have to some thymes just stand back, shake your head and say, “dang that sucks”

been there more thymes than I care to admit to

-- wooley

Well, I was able to fix it. You’re right Jerry, I’m real glad it didn’t break. And Dale, glad I could give you so much pleasure. Next time I follow my own rules and do ALL of the finish work in the finish area.

-- Gary, DeKalb Texas only 4 miles from the mill

This has the makings of an OPPPS thread.

I was using an Oil stain, Cherry to match the post legs for my Grandmother’s antique table. The top just needed a good polishing. Until I ended up setting a stain rag on top of the table, I thought I tossed it onto the finishing table. It kept going over the edge. I didn’t notice it until later, after it had dried a little. Now I had a rag stuck to the newly polished top.

Keep your individual projects away from each other. I went ahead and stained to top and repolished.

We are human and make mistakes, but besides time involved it is just more woodworking to fix them. :o)

-- Measure once cut twice....oh wait....ooops.

AAAAHHH….got the stock finished with no dropsies!! Grip is all that’s left.

-- Gary, DeKalb Texas only 4 miles from the mill

This other Gary feels your pain. It makes me think it would be fun, and kind of a way to take back the situation to have a camera filming me in the garage every minute I’m in there. Then in a few weeks I can cut together the dozens of times I turn around and knock over a stack of wood, or drop a hammer onto something that sends something else catapulting through the air. Might make a fun little video. My favorite is when a chain reaction of things falling over eventually results in my cup of stain getting send through the air. Almost everything in my shop has at least some droplets of stain on it from these recurring moments.

Good luck getting it cleaned up again!

-- Gary, Los Angeles, video game animator

yeah Gary, could be a winner on Worlds Funniest Video’s. Would have loved to see bentlyj’s video with that spray gun. wow…. video could be called “Out-Takes from the Shop” It would for sure be a winner!!

-- Gary, DeKalb Texas only 4 miles from the mill