Coyote Jim Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 One of these things is not like the others. The issue is that it is supposed to be like the others. Is there a fix for this? Or would the fix take longer than just milling up another board? The mortise is 5/8" x 2.5" (do you like how I mixed fractions and decimals there?) Hand chopped so the inside is all jagged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ..Kev Posted March 16, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 Find some off cut material with similar grain, cut to fit the mortise, and glue in. Unless this is up front for the world to see and you can do a decent grain match, nobody will ever know. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chet Posted March 16, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 I would probably be making a new piece. Its not so much a matter of how long the fix takes as much as the fact that it is a through mortise and the fix would more then likely show. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 Not to take sides, but one of the two above or both, is a good resolve! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted March 16, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 1 hour ago, ..Kev said: Find some off cut material with similar grain, cut to fit the mortise, and glue in. Unless this is up front for the world to see and you can do a decent grain match, nobody will ever know. Yeah but, he’s gotta fix three of ‘em. ;-) Seriously, I agree, fix if it’s a no-show, replace if it is. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krtwood Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 But are you sure you screwed up one of them and not three of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 Too late to make the mating tenoned pieces twice as wide, and just cover it up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 I'd make a new part that board seems long enough to use on something else in the future. I just put a mortise in the wrong spot this past weekend.... The offending piece is still sitting on my shop floor where i refuse to look at it for having a mortise in the wrong spot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Beasley Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 4 minutes ago, Chestnut said: I'd make a new part that board seems long enough to use on something else in the future. I just put a mortise in the wrong spot this past weekend.... The offending piece is still sitting on my shop floor where i refuse to look at it for having a mortise in the wrong spot. Dont you just hate it when mortices move after you cut them? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 4 minutes ago, Gary Beasley said: Dont you just hate it when mortices move after you cut them? I don't get how they move so danged far. If it was just a little bit up or down it'd be ok but when it's on the opposite side of the leg!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 It's diffusion. There were more mortices on one side than the other so they naturally move to the area of lower concentration. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 14 minutes ago, Mark J said: It's diffusion. There were more mortices on one side than the other so they naturally move to the area of lower concentration. Or osmosis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coyote Jim Posted March 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 17 minutes ago, drzaius said: Or osmosis. Are we just shouting out science words now? I'll join in. Photosynthesis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post treeslayer Posted March 16, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Chestnut said: The offending piece is still sitting on my shop floor where i refuse to look at it for having a mortise in the wrong spot. i throw those misbehaving pieces out in my yard to punish them and as a reminder to the other boards in my shop this is what could happen to them in case they get any ideas 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Minnesota Steve Posted March 16, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 A little Bondo will fix that right up. What color you planning to paint this? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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