Function vs Style

Now I know what you're going to say about the title -- "This guy is SO precious".

Not so, and I'll justify myself : my wife and I fashioned a garden table from our accumulated garage detritus ; she designed it, I did the labouring.

I suggested that the final result might be dodgy -- particularly if you leaned on either of the ends. So it proved.

Will get my electric saw out -- because, guys, if there's a problem, that's what you do. Goethe said : Guys, whether you're right or wrong, always admit you're wrong.