On: Why software engineers like woodworking

[mikecarlton]

This rings very true! This 1000%:

  Once my wife learned of my plans, the requests for custom pieces started rolling   in.  Knowing that whatever I build has an eager recipient awaiting it is rocket fuel for motivation.

  And since it's my wife asking for it, it's easier to justify buying the tools I "need".

I've grown my tool collection repeatedly this way :)

[moistly → mikecarlton]

Give home renovation a go. Endless tool purchases, all easily justified because hiring out the labour is so expensive!

[fest → moistly]

Exactly. Why purchase a new roof ventilator for 150EUR if you can spend 1000EUR for a small lathe and fix the ventilator that was broken?

[hellisothers → moistly]

But a VW campervan, whole new genre of tools required :D