I dabble, but nowhere near as often as I'd like. In fact, I haven't had the opportunity to even try any projects for almost two years. I moved about 18 months ago and my shop still isn't set back up, but as part of getting the new place, I did treat myself by buying a sawmill so that I can make my own lumber (can handle logs up to 30" diameter by 16' long). I'll be using that to build my new barn next year... I just need to go out in the woods and pull down a dozen or two Ash trees for the posts and beams. I currently have white oak, maple, ash, and black cherry logs waiting to be milled.
As for woodworking projects, to me, it's the perfect way to lose myself in something. Shut out the world and get covered in saw dust. The projects I'm looking forward to most are making some outdoor patio furniture from the white oak, making all new interior doors from the maple, and maybe a new dresser from the cherry but with spalted hackberry for the drawer faces.
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