Monthly Archives: December 2015

You know you’re a farmgirl when …

boxes like this make you extremely happy!

Photo Oct 27, 5 15 15 PM

But I’d better be honest and let you know that not only have I never assembled something like this, this would only be my second time using a miter saw. But I got right to work on the assembly …

Photo Oct 27, 4 28 09 PM

First thing I did was cut this tag off so I could read it properly …

Photo Oct 27, 2 01 33 PM

“Pinch and impact hazard. This cable tie prevents the stand from accidently raising during assembly. Do not cut until instructed to do so in the assembly portion of the instruction manual.”

Oops … guess I was supposed to wait until much later in the instructions to remove the tag. Needless to say, I did survive the assembly and have spent the rest of the day with my ear protection, goggles, and gloves on cutting 1x8s for an upcoming magazine project. Stay tuned …

And remember, read tags before you remove them. 😉

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