I was at Walmart the other day getting a tire repaired. As I wandered around the store, I came up the 'furniture' aisle and saw an unfinished spruce/pine chest. It was crudely made of rough milled (read construction wood) and warped 1x4, rough cut ends, badly fitted and nailed together with a pallet nail gun. Only 49$. This thing makes Ikea knock down furniture look like heirloom craftmanship.
Puts a whole new perspective on things. The next time I beat myself up for the flaws I see in my finished stuff I'll go wandering through Walmart.
I got to get out more.
Pete