MMmmm... as usual, just when I think I have time to do some woodworking, my inbox fills up again (potential contracts, as if I didn't already have enough of them here! -- no I'm not complaining!).
I did rummage around the woodshop last evening, and it appears that last time around I cut out enough extra bits and pieces for exactly five all-MDF docks. So now the path of least resistance is calling.. those could be glued up, sanded, and ready for wiring within a couple of days. The wiring will take another day.
Making a batch of solid-wood tops/bottoms for them would take an extra full day, plus a couple hours a day for a week or so to apply the shellac those would need.
But I already have MDF tops/bottoms, and I don't apply a finish to those..
Mmm...