Should’ve Thrown in the Towel

[Cwalker935]

So I got this goofy idea to make my wife a hinged wooden compact mirror. It turned out to be quite a challenge for me. After a couple of false starts in trying to come up with a workable approach, and a broken attempt after figuring out an approach, I should have thrown in the towel. Being somewhat dense, I persisted and finally made a crude but workable compact. I think I can do much better with practice but am not sure it's worth the effort.

 

[1080Wayne]

I am positive you would do better , but I also see the amount of work involved . Did you stabilize the wood ?

 

[Displaced Canadian]

Some days things go well, other days you learn a lot.

 

[ebill]

- I agree, a lot of work went into that compact project.

- never throw in the towel ... use what you learned and move on to the next version or incorporate what worked/didn't work and you can use it on the next project.

- ebill

 

[RobS]

Nice first attempt, you have to start somewhere.

Regarding worth the effort, that is totally up to you and what you are doing with them. If they are gifts to a loved one, its time invested in showing you care.

 

[hcpens]

If she is happy, then you are on the right track. It looks pretty cool for my taste

 

[WriteON]

"I should have thrown in the towel"