I get that, I think the aim of the meme is more like, "I've never done any woodworking before, I'm gonna start by design and build a super intricate entertainment system designed for heavy load with multiple interlocking pieces"

You gotta push yourself to learn but there's definitely starter projects and non-starter projects

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

So it's funny that you bring that up, because I spent my shower trying to figure out what I can do with the good condition studs leftover from de-finishing my basement. Ideas ranged from "a table should be simple enough" to "I can empty the garage and turn one wall into a workbench with integrated shelving."

I have a reciprocating saw, a miter saw, a drill, and zero experience. ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ

[–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I think a workbench (maybe minus the shelving) is a better first project idea than a table anyway, since it's a work surface you expect to get beat up and so it doesn't need to be fine furniture craftsmanship.

It does need to be flat and sturdy, though, so have fun planing all those studs so that you can laminate them without gaps and such.

Also, good luck going down the rabbit hole of workbench design and never actually building the thing because you're overwhelmed with choice.

[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Do you already have some sort of large work surface to mount your miter saw on? If you're not overly concerned with appearance, a workbench is a pretty approachable project. Unless you've got something really fancy in mind

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 months ago

Nope. The two times I used it, I just set it in the driveway and worked on the ground. Hence the need for a workbench lol. Push comes to shove I can clamp it to a plastic folding table.

[–] morbidcactus@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

I'm somewhere between right now, doing a personal project that takes skills I learned in uni but haven't used in years and it's a much larger scale than I probably intended. I'm letting myself be ok with going slow and making mistakes, bigger issue for me is going to be letting things be good enough and stop screwing with them.

Diving in over my head is normal for my ADHD, don't doubt it's that way for others as well. I definitely tend to overdo things