Declaration of intent

I have always been of practical bent, enjoying getting dirty while creating something functional. More so recently. Like many like-minded chapesses and chaps, particularly in this economic age, I have been driven to attempt things that I might not have considered in the past, although please keep schtum about the house rewiring. So this is my DIY record to be put on public display, in the hope that it might inspire people to attempt daunting deeds, resulting in cost effective personal satisfaction (and time to play with serious power tools), and also I hope it may bring in constructive criticism, so that I may learn and improve upon existing skills (truly).