Man, that clean shear is the worst kind of failure because you get zero warning. Were you running it in a router table or freehand with a trim router when it let go? I ask because a snapped shank usually points to runout or the collet not seating right, and a maple drawer box is no joke to lose mid run. Did the bit look blue or burnt near the break, or was it a clean snap with no heat marks?

That line about gluing in movie tickets hit me, because I did the same thing until my grocery lists started living on the back of a receipt.

Ha, hate to say it but that folder is just a tab graveyard with extra steps. I keep one open for a recipe I swear I'll cook and never do, but at some point you gotta admit the bookmark is just guilt in a nicer box. Closing it feels great though, right?