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Ouch... that story is about an inch away from putting you in the lead for Dufus of the Year! :p

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Jim Hansen

Well played Filippo.

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Bryan Bear PMoMC

Take care of your feet, and your feet will take care of you.

OK you guys, I think that anyone who works with CA in boxer shorts deserves to win. That's the best laugh I've had in a long time!!!

Joe , You may have just beat out the guy who uses bracing material for firewood . I havent laughed that hard in a bit . Sheesh , talk about everything going south at once .

It takes a heck of a guy to admit that one on here . Kuddos my friend . Ummmmmmmmmmm btw

Is the guitar ok ? Didja get any hair on the guitar ?

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The superglue story is really good....very nice, I am still smiling here in front of my screen...

Surprisingly the guitar came out unscathed, due to my immediate actions. It seems the CA was more attracted to me. Some vigorous block sanding and gentle scraping removed most of the glue from the guitar. Most of the damage was done to my boxers and my pride. Since I am able to laugh at it now… ..How does this laugh at or laugh with me thing work?

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Joe

My wife asks me "How many Guitars do you need?"
I reply "When I die count them; thats how many I needed".

Looking forward to seeing Pics of the guitar when its done !

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

Yes Mr. Hill. Show us the guitar but not the other damage!!

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Tony, those pictures would not have been for the squeamish. If they had used those pictures in Guantanamo Bay,…it would have been considered a cruel and unusual means of torture.

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Joe

My wife asks me "How many Guitars do you need?"
I reply "When I die count them; thats how many I needed".

Here is another contender...

I just got the new larger 10" bandsaw in (2 wheel, cutting height of around 6", 1/2 HP motor) and I proceeded to cut some of my Japanese coil stocks to fit the saw... except the problem is, I was supposed to cut 1850mm of saw blades, and my ruler is 60cm max, so what did I do? I thought I'd 60cm and double the length, but in some momentary moment of brain fart or whatever, I failed to realize that 60 x 2 is 120, not 180, so I ended up with a length of bandsaw blade that is too short to fit any saw (when I made it into a circle I noticed that the circle seems a bit too small, and that's when I realized I had made a mistake). So rather than making two welds (which I am not sure if that would compromise the blade quality) I had to pull out more blades and this time I tripled the length of the ruler rather than double, and added another 6cm to that, and the length is right.

After brazing them I installed it and there seems to be a slight misalignment (because I am still waiting for my blade splicing jig) otherwise the blade worked real well without breaking, unlike the 3 wheel stuff that just eats bandsaw blades for breakfast.

Oh, and the reason I welded up some blades, is because the blade that came with the saw was dull out of the box!

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Cat-gut strings are made from kitten guts, stretched out to near breaking point and then hardened with grue saliva. As a result these give a feeling of Pain and anguish whenever played, and often end up playing themselves backwards as part of satanic rituals.

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Actually I was thinking... attach a short section to a handle, narrow the blade to 1/8" and use it for slotting bridge pin holes, or attach it to a bow like frame and use it as a hand saw...

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Cat-gut strings are made from kitten guts, stretched out to near breaking point and then hardened with grue saliva. As a result these give a feeling of Pain and anguish whenever played, and often end up playing themselves backwards as part of satanic rituals.

Typhoon Guitars
http://www.typhoon-guitars.com

OK, this might just take the cake. It's not a guitar but it did happen in my shop.

Just this afternoon, I was taking my kids out to the shop to work on a Christmas present for my wife/their mom, you know to keep surprises . Well, I open the door and walk in and then I hear "Awwwwww, that's sooooooooooooo cute" from my 2 daughters. OH, MY GOSH!!!!! They walked in and there in front of them was my youngest daughters Christmas present, a play kitchen I made for her. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! Can't repair this, replace it or redo it...... I definitely feel like a Doofus!

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My friend , shes gonna love her daddy for the gift no matter what , and the day really shouldnt matter that much . It came from the heart and THAT my friend is what really matters.

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

Joe, to answer you question about laughing at or with yourself, I have the answer: You do both of them simultaneously. It's easy. I'm forced to do it all the time! Glad your guitar came out okay....and your skin, too! Sorry about that pair of boxers, but what the heck.....

Patrick

Well we have a winner . The time has come to award the Coveted " Doofus of the month " Trophy . As you know we had several contestants but one out shined them all .

I have to hand it to this Luthier , when it went bad , it went bad big time .

As you all may have guessed , our Winner this month is The one and only Joe Hill !

His acrobatics with the Super Glue have set a new standard for the " Doofus move of the Month " So here you go my friend , your trophy wear it proudly for the next month. I am sure there will be someone who will strive hard to take it away !




As A Prize you will be receiving a new bottle of superglue in the mail soon !

JOE HILL We are All Proud of you here at the OLF !

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

Nothing to do with the awards, but this reminds me of the time my youngest daughter decided to play a trick on my eldest and put all of her clothes in giant plastic garbage bags and hid them in my shop. No one told me about it and on trash day, they felt just like bags of wood chips and sawdust...(I mainly was building cabinets then)...yep, you guessed it! A whole teenaged daughter's wardrobe....LANDFILL! So, not only did we have to re-dress the daughters (one literally, the other figuratively), but the old clothes went to waste...not even donated to folks who could use them...

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That is priceless ! ummmmmm how long before the youngest saw the light of day again ?

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

My congrats to Joe for winning this "coveted" award--and even more so for having the sense of humor to tell us his story in the first place!
Patrick

I am not one for long speeches, so on that note:

Thank You, Wudwrkr, Filippo Morelli, Herr Dalbergia, callyrox, Jim_H and everyone who rallied in my behalf. I will Be Proud and honored to carry the uncoveted "Doofus of the Month Award". The prize is perfect and fitting as I am now in need of more glue; this time I will be sure not to wear it.

Filippo Morelli, I imagine you are sad to pass the avatar to the next generation of Doofus. It is good to know I am in good company; as a beginner, far superior Luthiers have shouldered this mantle.
Ladies, Gentlemen may you never super glue your underwear to your short hairs.

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Joe

My wife asks me "How many Guitars do you need?"
I reply "When I die count them; thats how many I needed".

OK now that's pretty funny. Thanks for the laugh, at your expense no less, Joe. I'm going to defiantly try much harder in January.

Best of the Season,
Danny

Joe's wonderful acceptance speech proves my point: Here's a good man with a wonderful, self-deprecating sense of humor. All in good fun, Joe. Someone else has to assume the role next month, but you've set the bar pretty high in terms of laughing along with us at your own goof! My hat is off to you.

Patrick