How about cutting a piece of trim in the wrong direction time and time again. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 7:35 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Seeing is believing, Not
>I can't tell you how often I have cut a board more than once only to find >it > was still too short. > > > > Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype DaleLeavens > Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ralph Supernaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 7:20 PM > Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Seeing is believing, Not > > >>I just did something you won't want to include on your video. I am >>building >> a bookcase headboard. >> >> This afternoon I put the sides, one of the shelves, and a front panel >> together. Having learned from my mistakes and other people's advise, I >> measured the diagonals to make sure everything was square. And, >> amazingly >> enough, it was. >> >> Then I take the piece of quarter inch plywood that will serve as the back >> to >> the headboard and lay it down. Oh no, something isn't right! It fits >> just >> right at the bottom but is too narrow at the top. >> >> After giving it some thought (clearly not enough thought) I realize the >> top >> was a quarter inch too long and so forced the sides to spread too far >> because I screwed them together at each end of the top. >> >> Not a problem, I'll just cut a quarter inch off the top piece and >> everything >> will be fine. >> >> As a matter of fact, the back piece did fit fine. Then I got the bright >> idea of using a square to make sure all the corners are 90 degrees. >> >> As my square informed me that both top corners were greater than 90 >> degrees, >> it hit me!! I had somehow messed up when cutting the quarter inch >> plywood >> back. The top had been the right length after all. But now it's a >> quarter >> inch too short. >> >> I should have known when I left for the Post Office without the mail and >> so >> had to go back and get it and then left the post office without getting >> the >> package waiting for us that it was not a day to put much stock in my >> ability >> to think. >> >> So, while I might make the blind bloopers, you don't want me on a video >> made, at least in part, to show sighted people how competent we blind >> folks >> really are. >> >> Ralph >> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> >> To listen to the show archives go to link >> http://acbradio.org/handyman.html >> or >> ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ >> >> The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. >> http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday >> >> The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. >> http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml >> >> Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From >> Various List Members At The Following Address: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ >> Visit the new archives page at the following address >> http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ >> For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man >> list just send a blank message to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/476 - Release Date: >> 14/10/2006 >> >> > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various List Members At The Following Address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! 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