Posted on 06/07/2010 3:38:48 PM PDT by traumer
In the same vein, here is a fellow who made an exact, working scale model of a Ferrari 312 bP - handcrafting every part.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeUMDY01uUA
Pretty cool way to spend 20,000 hours.
It looks lopsided in the front in the photo.
btt
The results of that individual effort can be both spectacular to see and pleasing to the soul.
We are seeing professionals who are setting up home shops, learning to actually do things for which they used to pay other folks. Women are getting serious about knitting, sewing and hand quilting, too.
Besides frugality, there is a stress relief component.
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