I Agree, Asianflava
I was just being sarcastic in answer to SteveH. The first tearsite I ever read was Kuffle Creek. There was a line there about including instructions on high quality joinery techniques, saying they add to the "heirloom quality" of the tear. I happen to agree with trying to push myself to make my tear last longer and possibly have it to give to my grandkids. Some improvements in quality can be had simply by choosing woods that have the same coeeficient of expansion so that two dissimilar woods do not shrink and expand at different rates and eventually warp or open up leaks. Other gains may be had by choosing the best material.
Sometimes "good enough" is not easier or cheaper, especially when the best is just one website away.