4 Hours

[crokett]

That is the time I spent yesterday prepping the mullions on the new entry door. Somebody used a pretty agressive stripper and they were fuzzy. 3 over 4 true divided lights so both sides of the door. I then made a trip to HD and Lowes trying to match the profile for a few missing pieces. I couldn't so brought a couple pieces home so I could gin something up.

Today I proceeded to forget to allow for the kerf on my tablesaw and I screwed up one of the pieces. In desperation I looked through my router bits and found one that I could make a match. It took longer to set the cut up than to mill the 4' I needed. Then I realized I could have milled replacements for the whole door and had it installed in an hr or so yesterday, or just replaced it all with new matching, non-fuzzy stock in even less time.

[ironhat]

Your realizations come as mine do; after the fact. I'm trying to do better but I think I'm feeling senility starting to kick in. Worse than the unrealized effort and time savers is the *fact* that it takes me **f-o-r-e-v-e-r** to get anything accomplished in the shop. After oe of the wife's comments to that fact I invited her out to the shop to keep me company. At least, that's what I told her. After an hour of watching she offered that it takes longer to do things than she thought. Hallelujia!!! She gets it! And still, with that being a part of woodworking I'm robably the slowest turtle in town! Oh well, it's not a speed contest, right? Sorry if that got a little OT.

[gsmittle]

Dave, I feel for ya! That's usually how most of my brainstorms happen--well after the fact. I HATE when a "simple" job takes far more time than it should.

For years, my wife has multiplied my time estimate by six to know how long a household project will really take. She's pretty accurate, too.

Out in the shop, I don't rush--that's my time, and stuff takes as long as it takes. LOML hasn't kept me company out there, but she hasn't complained about how long her furniture takes to make, either.

Anyway, this is a roundabout way of saying "Hang in there, you're not alone."

g.

[cabinetman]

Then I realized I could have milled replacements for the whole door and had it installed in an hr or so yesterday, or just replaced it all with new matching, non-fuzzy stock in even less time.

Davey

Funny thing about front doors. Right now, today to be more precise, I'm refinishing the surround moulding I made for a front door. I'm finishing up a new door that I'll be hanging in an existing jamb. Couldn't use a pre-hung. So, like your decision, I had to decide whether it would be better to make new moulding (fluted columns and rosettes), or sand the old ones. I figured that either way, making new would be more of a fire drill. I'll keep ya posted on my aggravation level.