Leftover hours belong on the sawbench

After a full week is ripped, the offcuts are a Saturday morning, a Sunday hour, and the odd weekday evening. They sit on a low trestle so they do not wander back into the day job.

The week as one rip. A dashed kerf crosses the days; leftover boards rest on the beam.
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Evening Sat morning Sun hour

Monday through Friday stay on the floor of the day job. Saturday morning, a Sunday hour, and one weekday evening rest on the trestle.

  • Hours that fit the beam A written maximum for leftover time. If the board is longer than the trestle, it belongs to another week.
  • A rate that stays after the cut What remains once fees, tools and unpaid setup are taken off. The kerf is the cost; the board that stays is the rate.
  • A weekly record One short mark after the rip: hours used, money in, costs out. Without that mark the next week starts blind.

Notes from the trestle

  1. Leftover hours on the sawbench How to park leftover time so it does not slide back into the day job.
  2. A rate that stays after the cut Fees and unpaid setup are the kerf. The rate is what remains on the beam.
  3. A weekly kerf of records One short mark after each week, not a second ledger.
  4. Boards that do not belong on the trestle Offers that lean on weekday nights or unpaid learning do not sit here.