
 I finished up the desk for my sister-in-law this evening.  I had a couple of setbacks this afternoon, but it is often said in woodworking that it's not how you mess up, but how you go about covering up your mistakes.
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The top connection for the sliding lid support outsmarted me today. Â I checked the new hardware with the old hardware and they appeared to be pretty close to the same dimensions. Â I proceeded to use the existing hole to mount the top support of the arm. Â Well, it sure did support the arm, but the lid wouldn't close! Â Bang head against workshop wall.
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So, I figured out where the mounts SHOULD have been without having to relocate both holes (only one on each side). Â Keep in mind that these were pretty big holes to accept the brass inserts, so filling the "extra" one posed a bit of a challenge. Â Perhaps I could just tell my sister-in-law that there's a bonus hole in there. Â No. Â She's pretty smart and that's pretty dumb.
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Oak secretary, meet oak dowel. Â I enlarged the holes to match the 1/2 inch dowel I had laying around and put some plugs in. Â A little patience with the flush-cut saw and some dark stain I had laying around and they are no longer mistakes. Â They're "features". Â I seem to have similar "features" in a lot of my work.

The hardware is now installed and we now have a good, stable secretary.


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