"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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421 hours to complete an enertainment console?????
I wonder how much he got paid for it.
It is inspirational to see a young kid with that kind of drive, skill and
focus.
On Mar 1, 12:40=A0pm, "Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*[email protected]>
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> 421 hours to complete an enertainment console?????
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21 hours to slap together, 400 hours trying to design the curved lines
in SketchUp. :-o
> I wonder how much he got paid for it.
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> It is inspirational to see a young kid with that kind of drive, skill and
> focus.
That it is. I think it looks like a piece I'd own. Really nice.
"Lee Michaels" wrote
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> "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> http://www2.highlandstoday.com/content/2009/feb/22/lc-woodworking-wonder/
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> 421 hours to complete an enertainment console?????
350 hours ... looking at Sam Maloof pieces for inspiration?
> I wonder how much he got paid for it.
Whatever it was, now being an "award winning" designer and woodworker will
probably pay back the effort back in spades.
> It is inspirational to see a young kid with that kind of drive, skill and
> focus.
Agreed ... I have the tools, but neither the time, nor talent to pursue
pieces like that. One of these days, maybe ...
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