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    Default I'm going to a wedding later TODAY......

    I'm going to a wedding today for a couple who have been together for many years and who have "finally decided to tie the knot". They really don't need anything and so have suggested cash instead of gifts. I was laying in bed this morning after a VERY late night and decided that I have a reputation as a woodworker to uphold and so I made this to hold the cash;

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    I stumbled out of bed at the crack of 8 , down to the shed, found and trimmed a scrap of jarrah (?), resawed into 3, shaped centre piece, glued and clamped by 9 (down the street, washed the car, bought fuel, had meaningful negotiations with the hole-in-the-wall, back home, breakfast, ironed shirt), 10:30, unclamped, shaped on disk sander, sanded 180, 240, 400, 600, friction rubbed with AussieOil, finished just after 11.

    Now what do I do until 2pm?

    fletty
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    Quote Originally Posted by fletty View Post
    I stumbled out of bed at the crack of 8 , down to the shed, found and trimmed a scrap of jarrah (?), resawed into 3, shaped centre piece, HOPE YOU REMEMBERED TO INSERT THE CASH BETWEEN THESE STEPS glued and clamped by 9 (down the street, washed the car, bought fuel, had meaningful negotiations with the hole-in-the-wall, back home, breakfast, ironed shirt), 10:30, unclamped, shaped on disk sander, sanded 180, 240, 400, 600, friction rubbed with AussieOil, finished just after 11.
    I WANT PHOTOS OF THE UNWRAPING
    Now what do I do until 2pm?
    PLAN YOUR ESCAPE
    fletty
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    With all that done in the morning, I'd expect something a little more simple by 2pm. Maybe cure cancer, but if the bride is running late I'd expect world peace to be on the cards as well.

    It always amazes me how much we can actually get done when deadlines are above our heads.... As long as no one finds out how much you CAN achieve in small time frames (I made the mistake of showing the wife how hard I can work, now it's almost expected)

    Nice job fletty!!
    "All the gear and no idea"

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    Nice one fletty.

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    I like the way you finished 3 hours ahead of time. Proper aging makes all the difference.
    Cheers, Bob the labrat

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    Quote Originally Posted by labr@ View Post
    I like the way you finished 3 hours ahead of time. Proper aging makes all the difference.
    ......and well within AusssieOil drying time!
    a rock is an obsolete tool ......... until you don’t have a hammer!

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    Hope its not a Serbian wedding that box may be a tad small.

    Nice work.

    By now 15.50 you might be toasting with that first glass if you lucky if board getting updates on the phone and reading the replies to this post. If not then I can see the camera at work or swinging H round the dance floor either way enjoy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gabriel View Post
    As long as no one finds out how much you CAN achieve in small time frames (I made the mistake of showing the wife how hard I can work, now it's almost expected)
    I think that most of us can relate to this.

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