Glued a panel upside down in Spokane, caught it before the client saw

Last Tuesday I was out in my shop in Spokane finishing a white oak cabinet door for a bathroom remodel. I had the face frame all clamped up and went to glue on the center panel. I slathered on the Titebond, got it seated, and stepped back to check the grain. That's when I realized I had the cathedral arch pointing down instead of up. My heart sank for a second, but I grabbed a heat gun and a thin putty knife, worked the panel loose before the glue tacked too hard. Took me about 20 minutes to clean the squeeze out and flip it right, then reclamped with extra cauls to keep it flat. The door came out square and the client never knew. Has anyone else had a brain fart like that where you catch it just in time, or am I the only one who's glued things backwards?

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jadew6315d ago

Did the exact same thing with a walnut table leaf last month, caught it before the glue dried and felt like a total idiot.