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 :[

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    4 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