my ex-MiL had a masters in Engineering
and when she insisted on helping me build my MFI-esque furniture, she still fucking broke something. I give her ONE bloody job to do, assemble a drawer, and she cracks a massive corner off it that I have to glue and clamp together again. I might as well have built the whole fucking desk with my bare hands from a tree.
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Fri 8 May 2009, 15:05, archived)

the beds are apparently
a 2 person job. I can't think of anyone I trust to help, that won't either break something or take over.

I'm sure I'll manage.
( jenpots, Fri 8 May 2009, 15:10, archived)

they only mean that cos you'll need someone to hold a long bit horizontally at some point
a bean bag is a good equivalent for all things otherwise demanding a second human.
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Fri 8 May 2009, 15:12, archived)

That's the conclusion I came to

( jenpots, Fri 8 May 2009, 15:14, archived)