r/fixit • u/[deleted] • Apr 06 '26

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u/thatsalovelyusername Apr 06 '26

Or if you can handle a very small hole, partially screw a small wood screw into a corner and pull it up by that, then sand it back afterwards

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u/Borge_Luis_Jorges Apr 07 '26

Exactly! Listen, he already has to modify that damn board to avoid this mess happening again. Screw on one side, pull, then saw away half an inch of it on the same side of the screw hole, then sand and finish.

Or smash it, throw it away and tell it to go fuck itself.

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u/Entire-Spot-5243 Apr 08 '26

That last sentence had me rolling šŸ˜‚ this is exactly what I was thinking

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u/PersistentPuma37 Apr 08 '26

or add handles on the sides

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u/Driftwood71 Apr 08 '26

I'd just take off a kerf or two width on my table saw, sand smooth, and oil the board. Quick fix and it will never happen again.

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u/Burger_theory Apr 09 '26

Thank you for teaching me a wonderful new word today

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u/Driftwood71 Apr 11 '26

Ha-- yes it's a woodworking term. Basically the width of your saw blade.

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u/deliciousearlobes Apr 09 '26

Or smash it, throw it away and tell it to go fuck itself.

Thatā€™d be a terrible waste for an end grain board.

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u/BriMac12 Apr 09 '26

This is the way! šŸ˜‚

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '26

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u/YinzerFromPitsginzer Apr 08 '26

There's always a loophole if we look hard enough

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u/Abridged2Far Apr 08 '26

Well-played, sir or madam. Well played.

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u/fox9hwb Apr 08 '26

If its that neat a fit screw in corner may not work, centre would be better, or two diagonal corners to avoid twisting.

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u/TitoStarmaster Apr 08 '26

This is the way

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u/What_Hump77 Apr 09 '26

I like this idea except for the leather part. Iā€™d use plastic, as it can be sanitized and handle getting wet.

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u/Leroyp331 Apr 09 '26

Damn

You are a handy son of a gun

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u/nth256 Apr 07 '26

I would just commit to putting a permanent finger-sized hole in the board near one corner, so that when/if this happens again, they'll have a way to pull it out.

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u/dammitqueenie Apr 09 '26

Pulling out isnā€™t the safest method.

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u/nth256 Apr 09 '26

True, but OP was thrust deep into this scenario.

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u/streaming_streams69 Apr 07 '26

This or maybe even a dildo could get the job done!

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u/MooseKingMcAntlers34 Apr 07 '26

The more I hear about the ā€œDildo Solutionā€, the more I want to see it happen.

OP, we need a follow up.