[bombcar]

There’s a reason a ton of software engineers (let’s be real that’s 2000 pounds so I only need to find ten or twelve) do woodworking on the side.

If you take it diligently and treat it as fun, you can make amazing pieces in only ten times the time it would take a factory - but you do it your way with your attention to detail.

And you can make the back out of good wood and paint it, too. Nobody will ever know; it’s your secret between you and God.

[abakker]

It's a great point. If you are interested, the book "why we make things, and why it matters" really resonated with me for this exact reason.

[SAI_Peregrinus]

And if you do hand-tool woodworking it's cheap. More time consuming, but also harder to screw up.

I prefer metalworking, but the equipment is larger & more expensive. And you still need a workbench for a bunch of the finishing steps (hand filing, polishing, engraving, etc.) so some basic woodworking is very handy for making said workbench.