Most stressful moments in my life:

  1. Witnessing the births of my children
  2. Gluing up woodworking projects
  3. Combat in Syria

But actually, gluing is so goddamn stressful to me.

Leg #1, my golden boy, worked perfectly, the glue looked good, the toothpick went in with just the right amount of friction, just beautiful.

Then I go to do leg #3, the ugly-ass, stretch Armstrong looking motherfucker, and the toothpick snaps after it was already fully inserted into the leg. THEN, when I used a pliers to pull it out, the end just ripped off, so I ended up relying on the suction inherent in the joint and prayers.

I think it’ll all turn out okay.

^this is #1, my golden boy

^top leg here is fuck-ass #3

Update: having taken the time to look at these pictures, I realize how horrifically uneven the tops of the legs are and I want to burn it. I did the gluing in a huge rush and it shows :[

  • antianarchist@sopuli.xyz
    11·
    2 days ago

    Honestly, I didn’t see the uneven legs until you pointed it out. There is a room for appreciation to have perfect wooden crafts, but we all know we can’t afford to invest millions of hours into it. This is why I made a lot of room for appreciation of any kind of manual woodwork, no matter how perfect it is. It was done by you, which makes it special and unique.

    Are you aware that glue sticks better with pressure during the drying process? Hard to do with those legs right because of the shape. Just wanted to share an experience I have made in the past.

    • sneekee_snek_17@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      2 days ago

      I am aware of the, that’s the point of the toothpicks, but it broke off in #3, so I just have to hope it’ll be good enough

  • remotelove@lemmy.ca
    12·
    2 days ago

    It’s horrifically uneven, sure. But it’s still wood and can still be shaped. (This literally is rocket science so precision may matter more than I could speculate.)

  • curbstickle@anarchist.nexusEnglish
    12·
    2 days ago

    Its looking great!

    I really enjoy seeing the progress and your process, I’m sure its going to be absolutely loved when its done!

  • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe
    1·
    2 days ago

    Use Goop adhesive, then the toothpicks won’t even matter.

    It cures enough to hold in about a minute, full strength overnight.

    Completely removable, very strong. It’s like thick rubber cement. Almost perfect for your use-case as it provides an easy failure mode.

    I use this stuff on everything, it’s the magic glue. I’ve reassembled laptops with it. Glued magnets to plastics. It holds my soundbar on my TV, a network switch to the back of the TV so it’s out if the way.

    I’ve even mounted hard drives to random places inside a PC with it - it’s just that robust.

    • sneekee_snek_17@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      2 days ago
      1. Do you know for sure that it works on wood?
      2. If it’s very strong, wouldn’t the failure mode still be the leg breaking somewhere?
      3. How is it removable?

      Vaguely related, one of the reasons I love solid wood anything, furniture, toys, whatever, is that they’re REPAIRABLE. If he snaps a leg off, no problem, i can just carve off the glue, sand it down, and slap a new one on, easy peasy

  • dohpaz42@lemmy.world
    2·
    2 days ago

    I relate a little too much to leg #3.

    ~He isn’t being difficult on purpose, and really is trying his best. 😥~