Great analogy. My family did that drive when I was in high school, it was epic to say the least. It took 2 weeks, but we were taking our time of course.

I've got lots of clamps but I could probably use more. I've been using a scroll saw and bench sander mainly, with a little finger sander for inside corners. I've built a building board too.

Thanks for the link, I'll have a read through that for sure!