In all honesty I really didn't think I was going to make it this far, but miraculously have and as such have since done a little happy dance in the shop. I haven't gotten much better about a regular posting other than my usual Sunday fare, but I'm still working on it and one of these days will start churning our more than a single post a week...I hope...
Let's take a peek at what you've missed in the last week.
Day 26
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Day 26[/caption]
Day 27
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day 27[/caption]
Day 28
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Day 28[/caption]
Day 29
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Day 29[/caption]
Day 30
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Day 30[/caption]
Day 31
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Day 31[/caption]
Day 32
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Day 32[/caption]
If you look close I had a flub in my numbering last night. I've grown accustom to the tail number matching exactly to the date, that when the date reset to 1, I naturally followed right along...derp! But more interesting I've noticed over the past 2 or 3 tails that my sawing is getting much tighter and that I'm now splitting the line rather than staying shy of it. What does this translate into for me? Well, it means that I've been able to slide the joint together pretty much right off the saw (that is after I chop away the waste). You can see this in day 32 above. If you look at the bottom left of the joint where the tail meets the pin, there's a hairline gap where I pared away the slightest bit of material. I specifically remember the thought process last night as I did so and as soon as I took that hairs width of a shaving off I had a hunch that it was too much, and I was right. I'm not sure how I feel about being able to essentially take the joint right off the saw...I've grown so accustom to fine tuning the joint with a chisel that I'm making a slightly gappy tail by 2nd guessing myself. Not sure if this is something that I will get over as I continue to work through this challenge or if it's something that I'm going to have to consciously remember to stop myself from doing.
Either way I still can't believe I've surpassed the month mark. In a celebration of this minor achievement we've thrown together a fun little video recapping the first 31 days. Enjoy...
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