One of those days

[ColeyS1]

Marked out loads of oak newel posts yesterday. Went to work this morning and looked at one with a string that needed morticing and noticed it didn't have a handrail marked. Went into auto mode and thought 'string in newel post must need handrail.'
Balls balls balls, it didn't need a handrail mortice but now it has !!!!!
2.6 metres of aw oak 125mmx100mm.
An expensive unneeded mortice ! Can't plug it, cause I know it'd be there. Oh bother.
Hope you're having a better Friday morning !


Coley

 

[RobinBHM]

It is so annoying when that happens! Its funny how the mind plays tricks on us like that!

If you cant spin it or use it for a shorter newel elsewhere, its best to do the right thing and make a new one and be positive about that, never dwell on it or it'll force another mistake elsewhere.

 

[Adam9453]

Can you turn it upside down and hide the mortise or is it already too far gone?

 

[ColeyS1]

Can you turn it upside down and hide the mortise or is it already too far gone?

It's gone too far unfortunately

Coley

 

[coach-carpenter]

Ouch - I haven't done it with a newel post (yet) but I made a monumental c*ck up earlier in the year. I did a large 2.1m country mahogany table top for a customer. I went in measured up. gave her an estimate. 2 months later went back to the measurements and started cross cutting it all to length, then thought to myself this can't be right. It took me two lengths before i decided to go back to the customers property to double check everything. Yup I wrote 1.1m not 2.1m.... I wasted two long lengths of board from that cock up!

I feel your pain.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

If it were my own I would consider planting thin, shaped panels on all four sides of the newel top and bottom, covering it decoratively by making it look as if a moulding had been run around the edge. Of course if you are after a heavy look, make the covers thicker and this could create an illusion of greater size and weight. That's primarily because I'm tight and hate being beaten, and also because I try to follow the "it's not a mistake or a flaw, it's a design opportunity" type mantra.
If it's a paid job, suck it up ... unless you can suggest to the customer that it would look great with a little decoration ...

 

[rafezetter]

If it were my own I would consider planting thin, shaped panels on all four sides of the newel top and bottom, covering it decoratively by making it look as if a moulding had been run around the edge. Of course if you are after a heavy look, make the covers thicker and this could create an illusion of greater size and weight. That's primarily because I'm tight and hate being beaten, and also because I try to follow the "it's not a mistake or a flaw, it's a design opportunity" type mantra.
If it's a paid job, suck it up ... unless you can suggest to the customer that it would look great with a little decoration ...

That's actually a very good idea - and a very good way of approaching otherwise expensive mistakes.

 

[ColeyS1]

Unfortunately adding beads wouldn't have been the look they were after.

Came back to work Monday to this

Fresh pair of eyes on it and I wondered if there was a way that the newel post didn't have to be as wide- all the rest are 90mm square.

A quick juggle around and altering the stair width meant it could work so it was the same as all the rest - 90mm square

Cut out the offending mortice and rejoined with resin

Luckily the newel cap has a quirk, so depending how visible the join is on top, I might stick the original off cut back on so the cap is from one piece.(hide the join on the quirk)
Nothing to see here gents, move on :lol:

At the time it felt like the world was gonna end so thanks for your support and suggestions
Coley


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