TheAustrian

Thank you very much for your appreciation. At this moment there is no website of its own for my woodworking passion, but it is incorporated into my business website. You will see various pieces from FineWoodworking, designs similar to ones seen in Fine Woodworking and some of my own designs - these now tend to become more pronounced. Here it is: http://www.singerhuette.at/MMDesignMoebel.htm

Until a few years ago I didn't even know what dovetails were. Then I hit upon a fine-woodworking subscription and that changed things dramatically. All of a sudden limitations I had felt but couldn't name as an amateur woodworker were blown away, and my eyes were opened to the possibilities of the craft.
An important part of that was the desire to be able to do dovetails well, mainly as an exercise in accurate hand-tool use. The progress I made was rewarding, the time I spent on it was well spent. Had I been a professional, the business would have gone down the drain by now for all the hours tinkering, marveling, cursing and in the end enjoying the process of making dovetails.
That is what it boils down to - as long as there is enjoyment in the process it is fine to do them, when it becomes stressful it is better to sit down and enjoy a glass of good wine instead.

While I am at it - Fine Woodworking has helped in furthering my skills in unprecedented ways, something I am grateful for.