Any one here get into DIY projects just for the sake of it, without

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step 1 : buy woods
step 2 : buy hammer and nails
step 3 : do shit with step 1 and step 2

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>>1108419
I'm a programmer too. I'm always yearning to something /diy/ after 10 hours of screentime. I do a little bit of 3D printing, gardening, and automotive maintenance. Not interested in major projects with end results - just killing some time

>>1108419
I enjoy mostly the ride. The end result isn't that much fun as making it....

>>1108419
>Any one here get into DIY projects just for the sake of it,

Not anymore
Too many half finished projects sitting around. Too many half assed hobbies I never fully got into.

Im actively trying to throw away or sell stuff and mentally cut "losses" on all sorts of stuff that I just will never truly be able to become proficient at.
Im not really proficient in anything because of my tendency to move onto another thing without finishing.

Now all of my projects are going to be things that build on one another, or help me in another area.

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Programmer also. I know exactly how you feel. I have my garage, with a few woodworking projects on the go. Also got my anvil when I feel like fixing my forge.

Tell you what is a good thing to do to get away from programming and feel like a human, gardening. Or gardening-based projects. If you haven't the space, make a window plant box, or an indoor herb garden.

As gay as it sounds, it feels very wholesome.

>>1109191
How about bonsai? I've never done it before. Will I fuck it up? I have no space and would just have it in my room

>>1108419

Start off simple by making a walking pole.

Anyone can strip off bark,, smooth down the knots and varnish.

Then you can elaborate by carving a simple spiral groove around it. By then you'll at least have a feel for your tools, and you'll have a (hopefully) nice walking pole you can use, or gift to an elderly relative or outdoorsy type.

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>>1109598
Just in case it wasn't clear, the wood source for this project is a tree branch. Meaning it can be done with nothing more exotic than a knife or axe by way of tools.

Mora make cheap good quality knives and have models designed for whittling and carving.

Green wood is easier to work, but seasoned wood will shrink less and take finer detail. Rigidity also comes with age, keeping wood off the ground, under a tarp for a couple years yields generally good quality wood (depending on the original source) for simple carving, and will be sufficiently rigid and hard enough for use without the ends fraying.

Get a crutch or walking stick ferrule for the end if this happens and slightly taper the pole if it's to be used on concrete or tarmac to prevent fraying and splitting.

>>1109567
If your room has enough natural light a bonsai tree should be fine, Chinese elm does alright inside.

However it's probably not as hand on as you want aside from the occasional trimming and watering there's not much to do