It's hard to appreciate how much skill and craftsmanship goes into making something with your own hands until you try it yourself. I recently learned this as I participated on a home build and saw how much thought, detail, planning, and effort goes into it.
This is so true, man. It's easy to add "It's just a" in front of a given item, but try making one, and you'll see that it's more than "just" some pieces of fabric sewn together...
It's hard to appreciate how much skill and craftsmanship goes into making something with your own hands until you try it yourself. I recently learned this as I participated on a home build and saw how much thought, detail, planning, and effort goes into it.