That Thing That I Do

...which is making stuff from other people's discarded construction bits strewn all over Whistler. The local high school offers evening courses in woodworking for a couple of hundred bucks, though I'd rather plow that money into some hand tools and tinker at leisure, at home. My work is hardly perfect but I make sure all my pieces are smooth to the touch, sturdy and well built. The most rewarding part is seeing the finished result, and quelling that nagging feeling that I sawed too much off or chosen the wrong colour.