Hello,

Sorry about the Neil sideshow I have been participating in. It's done
now.

I have been extremely busy the last year or so and I don't see any end
in sight but I want to start getting into this much more for a
release. The problem is that I don't have the time to do anything
really big and I figured it is better to do a lot of smaller things
over and over again but...what? I know I need to get A LOT better
with joints, almost all joints! I can make them but they don't fit
together perfectly and that irritates me.

I am tired of making things for the shop because I can simply say,
"Well, this is for the shop, so who really cares if that part doesn't
fit so well." Should I start using "real" wood or stick with the
cheap stuff? Maybe part of my problem is that I have been building
things with cheap-o pine and MDF and whatnot.

Any suggestions on what to make over and over again? Boxes of some
sort, maybe? Picture frames?

I have a table saw, a nice Bosch jigsaw I got at a garage sale for
$75, a small drill press, a cheap-o router, and a DowelMax that I am
sharing with another friend. I work out of a half a garage and push
everything against the wall. I don't know if any of this makes a
difference or not.

Thanks,
busbus