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164520 "Ted Shuck" <ted.shuck@g...> Nov-02-2006 Re: Bio update for Ted Shuck
The reason I said this is that there are some who say that a drawer
should take no more than an hour to make.  I think I would have a
heart attack if I tried to get one done that fast.  It takes me 6-8
hours to prepare the stock, dimension it, plow the grooves for the
bottom, glue up the bottom, taper the edges of the bottom, cut the
dovetails, and assemble the drawer.  I can do it without feeling
rushed in this amount of time.

When I wrote my first bio, four years ago, it probably would have
taken me a week.  Now I have more space, the shop is better organized
(!?!),  I have two workbenches to spread out on, and I know my tools
better.  I can now pick up a tool and use it without puzzling over it
and fiddling with it for an hour or two before applying it to the
project.

Best Regards,
Ted

On 11/2/06, Steve Opacich <sopacich@n...> wrote:
>  Ted makes a funny joke:
>
> Speed is not
> > one of my hallmarks; it will take me most of a day to make a drawer,
> > but that's how I enjoy doing it.
>
> Sounds like warp-speed to me!
>
> Steve O.
> Appleton, WI
>
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