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I know that I am really getting into my woodworking when my coffee gets cold. I went down to redo a couple of ornaments i wasn't happy with. Even spent some time during the night thinking about it and what I would do to change them.

This afternoon I took some time to redo those two and I brought down some coffee and forgot about it. When I finished working and grabbed the cup, it was quite a shock when it was ice cold.

Nathan

Been there - done that.

But it's great to know that I was doing what I love to do while that happened.

Cold coffee I can do without - woodworking - NOT so much!:D

You know you're into your woodworking when you go to pick up your coffee cup, realize it's cold and then realize it's cup you brought out on a previous trip to the shop!

Been there too. Bad news when the previous trip was 3 days ago! Yuuuk!

fiatben wrote:You know you're into your woodworking when you go to pick up your coffee cup, realize it's cold and then realize it's cup you brought out on a previous trip to the shop!

I don't take coffee to the shop, in fact I'm not much of a coffee drinker but I understand what you are saying. I often take an ice tea out in the summer only to find the ice has melted and I'm having warm tea.

I often get so involved in a project that I work right through lunch and supper and I like to eat, so when I can miss meals I have to be pretty much in the zone.

Ed

A lot of folks don't understand when you are in that zone (reguardless of what you are doing), you forget about eating, drinking, etc. Just the other night I was working on building a specilized shelf. It took me a while just to work out the details, get the currect angles to make it work and fit together. Then I decided to put a coat of paint on it. Then I relized it was 2 AM in the morning.

Yeah, my old shop is an old tin barn, uninsulated and drafty. Oftentimes though I hit that zone and don't come out of it until I realize I'm so cold my hands are stiffening up, which makes it dangerous to work, which means it's time to go in and thaw out. It's just too hard to work in a coat and gloves, at least with the power tools. Still, I've been out there working when I could see my breath. I have a thermometer hanging, but sometimes I'd rather not know how cold I am. Tonight we are hitting a low of around 16F, but hopefully the sunshine tomorrow will warm things up enough to get some work done out there.

Never minded drinking cold coffee, it's the floating sawdust that gets me. I don't need the added fiber.