Wood Therapy

I've been building stuff out of wood pretty much since I was old enough to hold a hammer. Never got good enough at it to be considered a master woodworker.

A real benefit to me is that building something with my own hands happens to be therapeutic. Fashioning a bench, shelf, or writing desk of wood. The smell of wood. The gratification of seeing something take shape. This is a desk I did for my daughter. I liked it so much, I built two more after that.

All of these have got me hooked on the hobby. Will I ever be considered a master woodworker? Nope.

But if my wife allows me to bring a finished piece in the house, I consider it high praise. So far I have built several small benches, writing desks for my son and daughter, and a shelf to hold videos and DVDs in the living room. I also built a computer desk for my "play" computer, a HP PII box running Linux out in the garage. My latest project is a computer hutch, which may get finished this month.

However, if it doesn't that's okay too. I'm not on a deadline, just my own time frame.