How much time do you spend at the saw?

[Mick Walker]

Was just wondering what the average time most of you spend at your saw? I usually will cut for 1/2 hour to an hour, take a break and do something else just to give my eyes a rest.

[ozarkhillbilly]

Weather permitting, I'll average 2 hours a day during my work week, and on my days off you can count on me being in front of my saw 5-8 hours a day.
Now however, I spend my time here, or designing portraits to do in the future.
Someday I'll get that heated workshop and then my wife will be a true shop widow.

[Minnesota scroller]

I'll generally spend my time in 1 hour to 1 1/2 hour blocks, take a 5 or 10 minute break, then go back to it. If the project takes 3 or 4 hours or so, I will spend that much time that day, so I get it done. Unless it's a quickie, I usually won't do more than 1 project a day.

[Rivari]

I'm with Bill, 2 hours on work days and about 5 or so during the weekends...when I actually have weekends off.

[Randy Huckeby]

Hey Ozarkhillbilly,
I have only been in your state 4 or 5 times but I would think a heated workshop would be low priority---- It has always been so hot that I would look for an air-conditioned shop.

[Daryl185]

I have a great idea Bill, just relocate for the winter to Tampa with the family then ya can scroll year round

[Gill]

If I get a couple of sessions (morning or afternoon) at the saw each week, I seem to be doing well nowadays. I can cut uninterrupted for several hours if I don't complete the project first.

Most of my time is now at the computer designing patterns. Cutting them is probably the least time that any project takes up - I spend much longer shaping the segments and finishing them.

Gill

[SharonW0111]

Since I am homebound and live alone I spend most of my waking hours in my shop - either sawing or sanding -and my shop was once the old living room so I am sometimes working at 2 am if the mood hits. I haven't seen much of my house other than a pass through in ages. the big living room now has a big screen and a fireplace but I seldom go in. my little 13 inch tv in my shop is always going and that is where I spend most all of my time.
Sharon
unless I am in here in my sewing room on the puter in the forum..
Sharon

[Steviegwood]

Hi Everyone, here after christmas is my time to create some new patterns. We have been having some down time at work because of the economy is slow right now in the cabinet business. So I have been spending most of my time designing. I have done close to three dozen new designs since christmas and had to stop today to start cutting one of them. A little off subject there. I will generally spend a couple of hours a day in the shop and sometimes all day on saturday and sunday if the honey-do list is done.Steve

[lucky788scroller]

I try to get 2 1/2 hours at minimum of shoptime each night after work, but it varies. If I am on a project, and its going good, I can sit there for hours, if its something thats giving me fits, I will get up and do something else a while. Thats one good reason to only drill 20 or 30 holes at a time, it gives you a little break from sittin on the stool. Dale