Back to the drawing board

[Foxfold]

Today I went back on my saw, having been nowhere near it since July 12th, my 'foot injury' day. I'd found a pattern I'd really like to cut. It was a day of 'mishaps' on my saw. Firstly, I realised that the pattern wouldn't suit my normal go to blade, #3  so I tried with a smaller blade #2. This proved a tad problematic as I found that it tended to drift a little and it took me ages to feel reasonably comfortable with it. I persevered and got almost to the end of this pattern although it took me most of the day, only to totally mess up, beyond redemption !!!!!

I must say that although I was so, so cross with myself for making such a stupid mistake,  it really was the prettiest piece of firewood that I've done to date.

[fredfret]

Had a visit from the fire department for burning my designer firewood one evening. No ticket but a few comments about how well it was decorated. Ended with a don't do that again. 

[Rockytime]

I've thrown away my share of disasters also!

[teachnlearn]

Take all the mistakes and miscuts and nail or glue them together. Seen enough tacked together shapes they call art. Just make sure to sign it, charge a really high price and call it a one of a kind original work. RJF

[JimErn]

4 hours ago, fredfret said:

Had a visit from the fire department for burning my designer firewood one evening. No ticket but a few comments about how well it was decorated. Ended with a don't do that again. 

don't do that?

You have a bonfire or something?

[fredfret]

I had 2 trash cans of "firewood" dumped together and lit. It smoked as there was tape and glue on most. I live in city now. I grew up in a Very Rural area where fires were normal.  Don't have a fire that big or that smokey again.

[wombatie]

Well you know where you went wrong so go out there and do the same pattern just don't make the same mistake. 

Marg

[loftyhermes]

I think we've all done that Brenda, me more than once. What I do now when I've had a bit of a layoff from the saw is to do some practice cuts before starting a new project, just to get the feel of the saw once again. I hope that you're going to cut it again. 

[lawson56]

That sounds familiar,The 12th was when I had my minor knee surgery,and was the last time I was in my shop to do any cutting,go down this A,M,  I do know how ya feel though, I have had some Fancy Scraps and Firewood over the yrs.