Hello, Id, boatboy. I live in Paradise Ca. and it really is!!! Started building 2 years ago, and haven't stopped yet. 5 guitars, 5 ukuleles, lot of dulcimers, rebuilt my old 4/4 bass, and will try to do this as long as I can (72)I have built LOTS of fixtures, and assembly stuff, LOTS!! I would say that this is the best investment in time so far. I even built the Kerfing maker from FRETS, and it work great. My bender,is a light bulb type, has a temp control, and a reosate? also. I just got done doing a set of Black Walnut sides,(.090) and they are really nice and strait. Hope I can keep learning, making mistakes, and NOT doing that again.