Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
OOPS!!!
Paul in NJ
>I thought everyone could use a good laugh with me! I was cutting some plywood to manageable size with my circular saw and forgot to check the depth of cut. I used spacers to protect my bench but they were not thick enough. I was thinking "This blade must really be dull, this saw is so hard to push". I cut a 1/2 inch kerf through my maple bench top. My bench has survived 15 years without major incidents.
Paul Dzioba
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dave caudill
>Wow thats a big, Oh Crap! I knicked the corner of mine a while back. No damage too serious other than the damage to my ego and now the constant reminder that I pulled a bonehead move. At least it looks like you cut a nice straight line. Maybe it can somehow be worked into something useful?
Dave
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Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native now in Jax Fl.
>Why certainly Paul, I'd be happy to laugh at you, er, er, WITH you! ;~)
If you've manage to go 15 years without pulling a major blunder like this than you've done extremely well!
Looks to me like a perfect opportunity to try you hand at some inlay work. I bet a nice stip if walnut would look good in that kerf. I can well imagine that Sandor N. would recommend this approach as a way to fix a OOPS!!, and who knows, you might even find a way to use that walnut strip as a reference mark!
What you doin' using a skillsaw on your benchtop in the first place anyhow? Sawhorses man, sawhoses, ever heard of them? ;~)
Todd O.
It's not a bug, it's a feature
wilbur
>How's this for an idea:
Either make a parallel cut and chisel out the waste, or use a router to cut a dado. Then cut a piece of scrap wood to fit so that it protrudes about 1/4-1/2" above the surface of your workbench. Make it just tight enough so that you can pull out the insert if you want.
Instant planing stop!
You're 90 degrees off.
Raymond in Trenton, NJ
>Paul,
IIRC, the blood grove should go parallel to the edge of the cutting board. :o)
Man, that's a tough one, even though it's only a 1/2 inch. I did that once on a sawhorse (you listening Todd-O?) and ended up with one whole horse and two half horses. Look at it this way, now you'll **ALWAYS** be checking blade depth/exposure :o) It takes a pretty big man to come clean with this.
You know, you could make it a wider dado, make a stick to fit it and use it as a wide planing stop. Is it at a convenient place on the bench for that?
Raymond
who knows what Paul is going to do for 'show and tell' at next weeks meeting. I can remind you in case you forget.
Well.....Maybe......
Jim Shaver Oakville, Ont.
>That looks painful....Gawd!
I think I might consider an Inlay as a filler for the new Feature, hmmm, a nice accent detail to remind you that all things are possible once you turn the power off..
Still hurts, you are brave to show us all...
A cherry strip would look nice!
Take care,
Jim
Now I don't feel so bad
Stephen Kirk in Quakertown PA
>I sliced off part of a sawhorse with a circular saw, and at another time beat it up further with a chainsaw. It's funny, the plastic in a sawhorse doesn't even slightly slow down a chainsaw - you just wonder where that plastic bit on the log came from.
Now I remember why I only use hand tools on my bench. Chisel and saw dings are easy to take care of.
I think the planing stop mentioned above is a good idea though. You could also rout it further to fit a t-track and add other types of hold downs.
Let's have a contest!
Donald Pierson
>My rationalization for having such a crappy workbench is that I don't have to worry about some of my goofs. Maybe WoodCentral could have a Ooops of the Month contest with sponsors contributing the award of the month. I was building a remote control glider years ago and as I tried to put the two wing halfs together I realized I had two left wing halfs...Dah!...Don in Vancouver,WA,USA
Not a bug, it's a feature...
Dave Thompson
>I would take the opportunity to do a little decorative inlay. Got a cut off strip lying around (walnut, cocobola, bloodwood, etc.)? Just glue it in there and tell everyone you meant to do it... ;-)
enjoy,
Dave
Could have been worse...
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA
>You could have cut all the way through it!
As Todd said "saw horses man saw horses"
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Greg Betit, Vergennes, VT.
>Don't feel bad. This is what they look like after about 200 years of use:
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Thom D
>Fill it with red epoxy. Congratualations you are now an artist!
I did that to a Krenov style sawhorse, thing was pretty overbuilt because I got 75% of the 2 inch stick and never have done a thing with it and it hasn't sagged an inch.
Maybe my next bench will have a cradle like base so that I can attach the base to the ends and just rotate it to expose the top or bottom sides, one for use and the other fo visitors! Client shows up you spin it and all the crap falls into a box in the base, leaving a smooth and clean top.
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Todd from San Jose
>While it's easy to laugh, I think I'd be crying. Man, you've got a great attitude, I probably would've been a hootin' and a hollerin'! I guess it's cosmetic. I've got a number of oopsies that are always good for a story, and this one qualifies for a good ice-breaker when you're giving your guests a tour of the shop.
make a decrative inlay for it
arw01
>put another kerf just a bit off to the side and lay a nice decrative inlay in the channel!
Is that the first one you built?
Dan Donaldson
>Didn't realize that you were THAT old ;-)
(ducking and running)
How well I remember...
Ted Owen, Pittsburgh
>that beautiful Bombe chest you brought to 5-Barns a couple years ago. Anyone who does such fantastic work is entitled to a few oopsies.
Yesterday I was cutting some conduit to fashion a hanger for a dust collector aftermarket upper bag. I needed a 68" piece and a 17" piece. Cut the 68" piece, then the 17" piece. Except I cut the 17"er from the 68"er rather than from the scrap. Had to make another trip to Lowes for a new piece of conduit. Sheesh.
Best, Ted
Re: Is that the first one you built?
Kevin Adams
>Nah, Greg's not that old, but he didn't tell you what the original purpose of that bench was...
Glad to have you back in the threads, Greg!
Yeah, but what brand of circular saw is that?
Roy Anderson
>It must be a good one to get through all that hard maple.
I resemble that remark!!!
Steve Kubien
That's one Helluva Straight Edge!
Bob Hutchins in central TX
>Couldn't even figure out what it was for a minute. Does it warp? :>)
Sorry about the channel. I think an inlay would 'prove' your craftsmanship!
BobH
Looks like a Rockwell 315 to me
Bill Houghton, foggy mornings in Sebastopol, CA
>If I'm right, it's spozed to be a good saw - my carpenter son loves his, even though it's probably as old as he is or older, though he's put it on trim only work lately, not wanting to use it up. Bought a worm drive Bosch instead.
But I wander from the true path, even talking about such things.
Undertaker's Bench.
Greg Betit, Vergennes, VT.
>It's 13' long- I figure the original owner, a Stratford, VT undertaker, made coffins on the left side (leg vise & bench dog on that end)while their occupants waited patiently on the other side (which has 4 drawers).
greg
My 2 cents
Vlad
>Ouch. I hurting too.
Laugh or cry! Ouch.....
Barb Siddiqui
Re: Looks like a Rockwell 315 to me
Paul in NJ
>It is a Porter-Cable 315 bought when I framed my two story addition. It is a nice solid saw, made in the USA. I think at one time Rockwell bought PC and later spun them off.
Paul Dzioba