I am continuing to work on the project, at the end of which will be at least two very decent leftover 'props' that I'm sure someone would like. Wish I could say more, but it would ruin the surprise. All I can say for the moment is that I had no experience of any DIY stuff and the thing I'm making is difficult to get right even if you are good at carpentry. The learning curve is steep; much steeper than I'd thought it would be. Also my appreciation for geometry is growing, even though I am just as bad at math now as I was in high school.

I didn't get the man gene or the proper nerd gene. I only got the bit which makes me a nerd, not the one my dad and sister have which makes you incredibly clever and good at numbers and stuff. I did however get the gene which makes you obsessively work on something over and over until it isn't shit.