Today was an exciting day because I retrieved my fully glued frames and started using the Mitre Saw to cut the small strips to fill my wall boards. After trimming the maple board into multiple half-inch strips to fit into the Miter Saw. After cutting out the first big strip to run the length of each frame, I moved the Miter Saw outside to start cutting the first section's worth of wood. The short pieces at the beginning were easy to cut and fit into the frame with the long strip as a reference. As the pieces got bigger, cutting them got harder, as I kept cutting them too short to fit without a gap between the frame and the piece. After some corrections and re-cutting a few pieces, I realized that I was short on wood. Thankfully, Ryan had some wood leftover from his table, and I was able to use that. This only lasted for an hour, as after lunch, I had finished most of my pattern but had run out of wood. I used my time trimming pieces that were too long instead. After a while, Mr. Grisbee found lots of extra maple in the Tinkeria, but before I could use the table saw to get half-inch strips from it, it was time to clean up. Overall, today was exciting because I could finally start filling in the frames, but frustrating because of the wood shortage and the difficulty of cutting perfect fits with the Mitre Saw. I expect to improve my cuts tomorrow.
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