Most people will roll their eyes at this, but I want to be a carpenter like my Savior. I'm an IT guy by trade (currently Telecom) and was a B-52 crew chief in the USAF. I love working with my hands,,, fixing things or creating things. I am not artistic at all. I hope someday I can make beautiful wood items like tables, desks, cabinets and sell them. One of my Uncles did as you did, flyingvranch, built 2 houses and did all the wood work himself. He even made bed frames and dressers. Everything looked like it came from a hollywood mansion! It was just so amazing! I'm currently in an apartment complex and the landlord allows me to use my garage as a hobby workshop, but I'm not allowed to have any heavy duty tools (electric bill). So someday I hope to do like you and my uncle did, build my own house and create amazing woodwork!