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Problem And Solution

JonesCarpeDiem
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      My stepmom gave me the project of rebuilding a legless broken ended redwood bench that she would like to be freestanding against a wall and outside a gate. 

      The bench is only 11 inches wide. This is many inches less deep than most chairs (not much to sit on) and if I build the legs straight down, it would likely tip over if someone sat on it. Plus, if it was right against the wall only part of your legs and bottom would be supported meaning you would be trying not to slide off the bench.

      So, what to do? I don't want to make the bench itself any wider and, I want it to be sturdy and not tip over. (now, the pictures)

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Here's what I came up with.

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I put the kicker in the back and will put this brace in the middle so you don't see that knot hole from the ends.

It's much easier to solve a problem if you think it through rather than

just go at it willy nilly.

As a carpenter, I had to have the ability to visualize the finished product

before I bought materials or started cutting.

This is why we tell you to learn what you are up against and make a plan

that addresses the problems you will face ahead of time.

Make Your Plan, Then,

Make Your Quit Work

(Yes, it needs a lot of work and to be finished. Finished pictures when I get it put together)

It's EXtremely salid to sit on.

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And, what you see from the fronDSCF3394.JPG

From The Front

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And From The Back. This Side Will Sit Against The Wall.

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Hello, My name is Dale. I was quit 18 months before joining this site and had participated on another site during that time. I learned a lot there and brought it with me. I joined this site the first week of August 2008. I didn't pressure myself to quit. HOW I QUIT I didn't count, I didn't deny myself to get started. When I considered quitting (at a friends request to influence his brother to quit), I simply told myself to wait a little longer. No denial, nothing painful. After 4 weeks I was down to 5 cigarettes from a pack a day. The strength came from proving to myself, I didn't need to smoke because I normally would have smoked. Simple yes? I bought the patch. I forgot to put one on on the 4th day. I needed it the next day but the following week I forgot two days in a row I put one in my wallet with a promise to myself that I would slap it on and wait an hour rather than smoke. It rode in my wallet my first year.There's nothing keeping any of you from doing this. It doesn't cost a dime. This is about unlearning something you've done for a long time. The nicotine isn't the hard part. Disconnecting from the psychological pull, the memories and connected emotions is. :-) Time is the healer.