Been wanting a real space for woodworking for years. Finally cleared out enough junk and set up a proper workbench, tools, organized it nicely. First project was a simple cutting board. Looked decent! Now I'm eyeing bigger projects and I'm worried I've awakened something that's gonna bankrupt me. Please tell me this is a phase and I won't actually need a table saw.
The workshop setup itself isn't terrible - that's actually smart. But if it's taking you AWAY from family time because you're always tinkering, that could become the terrible part. How's the balance so far?
I did this exact thing last year and now my garage is basically my man cave which... my wife loves actually because I stop complaining about not having space. But it definitely eats into time with the kids.
So what was the first project after the cutting board? That'll tell you if you're actually gonna keep up with this or if it becomes 'the garage workshop I set up but never use' like 90% of dad projects
Please tell me the terrible decision is that now you're going to spend $2000 on new tools and wood and become that dad with the fancy garage hobby. That's always how this goes lol
Okay but a cutting board is a perfect first project. Did it turn out functional or is it more decorative? And what's the 'terrible decision' part?
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Nothing terrible about having a hobby and a space for it. The question is whether it's actually a productive outlet or if it's becoming avoidance like the beer guy talking about depression. You doing okay otherwise?