Bent Nails & Crooked Cuts

Our week has been occupied by the construction of doors and windows for our house. Our small spectrum of tools includes a saw, a hand-plane, a hammer, a square, chisel, and some nails. These tools, under the control of a skillful workman, are sufficient for the construction of almost anything. The all-important proviso being this: that the workman be skilled.
For me, it is a daily battle to keep my cuts square, my nails straight, and my project from desentegrating into a complete failure. Despite this, or rather, as a result of this, my skills have improved slightly. I now bend fewer nails, and cut less crooked cuts. I learn, slowly.