Posted: Apr 12, 2012 8:31 pm
Engineers, at least in the states, don't get to work with their hands. If you truly want to work with your hands, get into something like cabinet making, finish carpentry, or other trade. At this point in time you'll probably make more money than an engineer, you'll have the satisfaction of doing something you love, and women like it (it's that whole Harrison Ford carpenter thing).
Conversely, buy an old house and fix it up yourself, you'll get plenty of hands-on experience I promise you. When you're finished with that build wooden ship models (or full on wooden boats!). It doesn't get any more exacting or detail oriented than that.
EDIT: This is a project I'd like to take on (and maybe even finish) before I pop my clogs. It's a copy of a 1940 Chris Craft barrelback inboard. Plans are only $195, I figure 4 - 5 years of construction time and probably in excess of $25,000, but man - can you imagine tooling up to the local water pub in this thing with a 454 rumbling in back?
Conversely, buy an old house and fix it up yourself, you'll get plenty of hands-on experience I promise you. When you're finished with that build wooden ship models (or full on wooden boats!). It doesn't get any more exacting or detail oriented than that.
EDIT: This is a project I'd like to take on (and maybe even finish) before I pop my clogs. It's a copy of a 1940 Chris Craft barrelback inboard. Plans are only $195, I figure 4 - 5 years of construction time and probably in excess of $25,000, but man - can you imagine tooling up to the local water pub in this thing with a 454 rumbling in back?