: Chuck....don't listen to these guys. Turn off your computer and run as fast
: as you can. They are addicts and like all addicts they are trying to drag
: you into a life like they have. I know...it happened to me. Once I had
: spare time and spare change. An addict loses both of those immediately.
: The time is sucked away making big boards into little boards then twisting
: them in unnatural ways...endless beveling, coving and beading. Then there
: is the sanding...I did that a lot. Mindless stares and a constant ROS buzz
: sucked up the hours. Sure they tell you that a boat can be built for less
: then $500...and it's probably true. But I got it bad...first it was the
: dealer at the lumberyard...then the pusher at the hardware store...then a
: big taste at Woodworkers Warehouse. I made my first cut in January when I
: built my strongback on my kitchen floor during a snowstorm. Since then I
: can't tell you how many cuts I've made but before long I was doing it
: every night. My house still smells like cedar. When the wood was used up I
: graduated to the hard stuff....epoxy and glass. That's when it gets really
: bad. It takes you over completely. First it makes you rush and then it
: makes you wait. And the waiting is bad...you need to touch the boat but
: you can't...it's hell. I thought it will end soon....the boat should be
: finished this month. But I'm already looking for those good deals on wood
: and thinking about the next one. Help me....

: But the good part...I almost have a new boat and all the tools I need to
: start another one. My boat is not as pretty as the artwork you'll see here
: but I built it myself...and it may even float. Just that feeling is worth
: the hours and dollars. I have no doubt there will be another one and it
: will be built faster, be cheaper and look nicer.

: Don't start building a kayak. Start building a strongback. The rest will fall
: into place.

He's right! I watched others having "fun" for over a year, now I am in the middle of this addictive activity, but what the heck? it's only money! Go for it!