This is tongue-in-cheek so don't flip out.
SWMBO came into the shop the other day and remarked that I had so many tools that she just didn't see how I could possibly need any more. Woe is me. I had feared this fateful day for some time. What will I do, what will I do? Maybe SWMBO feels left out because she doen't have many tools of her own. Aha! I'll make one for her. Now let's see....How can I get the most out of this with the least effort and cost. Wasn't there a guy who made a weeding stool shaped similar to a mushroom? I mean if SWMBO was using her "new tool" she might just be a tad happier than a fence board. She could actually be pulling weeds that I wouldn't have to pull. Hey, that would even give me more time in the shop.
Okay, the search is on. Now where is that old beat up section of redwood fence post that has been lying around the shop for years. Okay, found it. Now what about using that junky piece of doug fir, full of knots for the seat. Maybe I'll turn the post to spiff it up a bit. There's not much hope for the doug fir. At last I have some use for these scraps. Nothing is too good for SWMBO, right? I guess I can grudgingly spare a bit of the Minwax Clear Seal. If I don't, SWMBO might ask for me to do something more involved. Ain't love grand? Well, here it is and SWMBO actually likes it.
Okay, Just kidding. Here's what I also just finished. Didn't make it on time for Valentine's Day. Jewelry Chest