Thursday, April 11, 2013
When I was working with Bun and Dad, at 14 years old, I was learning to cut wood and both Bun and Dad demanded precision.
Bun would give me the length of wood he wanted. 15 3/16. Huh thought I? What's witht his sixteenth non sense I would think.
I went, cut the wood at 15 3/16 and took it back to Bun. He took the wood and before even trying to install it, He measured it, and handed it back. Firmly with his piercing blue eyes looking at me through dust covered glass he said to me " it's to short. Take it back and cut it again". Huh! I puzzled and puzzled till Dad came along and said " get a new piece of wood Bill"! Oh. I get it Lol.
When I measured the wood Bun sent me back with, it was just a hair to short. Not even a full sixteenth off! I was so mad at Bun. I mean really mad. Furious after he sent me back the fourth and fifth time! Each cut too short or too long!
I'm gonna quit!!!!!! Every rejected chunk of wood I took back, I measured was off just a hair!!!
The sixth piece I took to Bun, he
measured it AND with an incredible smile and glowing eyes he said "that'll fit" and he threw it aside and said " now cut me a piece 7'9 3/16.
I got it! What a way to learn exact measures and perfect cuts. Brilliant. Frustrating but brilliant.
I will have to tell you the story of when Bun and Uncle George screwed my lunch pail to the floor! O they thought it was funny ;). I think it was Bun who did it but George got the sly finger pointing tohim from Bun with that cool smile he had essentially saying George did it. in that brotherly kind of way.
Great great memories of working with the 3 Baker brothers. Bun Clare and George. Best building Contractors ever in Markham. Lloyd Baker and Sons LTD. It was exact precision and detail that made them so good. The perfect cuts didn't hurt either LOL
