Yea! Saw dust!
Hi frederic, rick here, I know what you mean. Half the fun of building a studio is " BUILDING" A STUDIO" But I know that a lot of people don't enjoy working with power and hand tools, or don't have the skills or tools to take on a project by themselves. Or they can't see it in their minds eye. Or don't even know how to read a tape measure. For those people, I can only offer one thing. Have a lot of money! Your going to need it. But for those that do like to build, I'll bet they agree with me when I say theres nothing more satisfiing than finishing a custom console, wall, door, electrical supply housings, lighting design, rack mount, diffuser, absorber, hardware devices, gobo, chair, tapemachine enclosure, computor noise/cooling ducting enclosure, fixtures, microphone cieling track mounts, keyboard stand, mixer desk, speaker enclosure, graphics, anti condutor platforms, cable troughs, raised floors, HVAC ducts, amp stands and or enclosures, vocal booths, instrument racks paint jobs etc. etc. etc. and installing it, and it fits perfect, looks like a million bucks, works like a charm, and you've saved a bunch of money, not to mention the satisfaction of saying-
"I did it myself"!
Ah yes, the smell of saw dust, fresh paint, the feel of stainless steel, the patina of redwood/oak/pine/bubinga/gaboon/quarter cut mahogany. or birds eye maple-
Or finding a new use for that aluminum extrusion you've been saving for 10 years.
Or wrapping your console arm rest with a perfect piece of naughide you found at a yard sale. Or recovering your chair with new fabric that matches the grills on your gobos! Oh shit! I'm going off in left field again- but I like left field. Thats where the dreams are. Yes, I know what you mean!
Fitz