Well , start looking for God . You ' ll find him . <| sep |> Because my confidence is at an all time low , and I ' m depressed and desperate . <| sep |> Why does pure melee still suck ? Are there any plans in place to fix true melee skills Double Strike , Ice Crash , Puncture , Viper Strike , Ele Hit , etc and bring them up to par with hybrid skills and ranged ? <| sep |> I disagree with the notion that hand tools are only for handtool only shops . Check out the book Hybrid Woodworking by Marc Spagnuolo . He makes the argument that a woodshop should include and make use of both hand and power tools . My floor space is limited so I plane and joint by hand with a collection of bevelup planes and don ' t miss having a power planer or jointer . I get quite a bit of satisfaction by making big boards four square by hand too . I had the same issues with warped wood . I bought myself a decent collection of hand planes , started shopping at a real lumber yard , and learned what to look for while there picking out lumber . It limits the amount of work I need to do to square the lumber and eliminates the need for a big piece of power equipment that I can otherwise avoid . I would highly suggest getting some decent hand planes . A good bevel up jack plane my most used plane , a block plane , a # 6 , and a # 3 will get you off on the right foot . No need to go crazy . Stanley or Wood River make good quality planes for a decent price and you ' ll spend roughly less for all these planes as you would for a power planer or jointer . I also suggest picking up a good set of sharpening stones and a jig . Hand tools are all about having a sharp edge .