The truest test for anyone that makes anything, whether it's woodworking, nick knacks or knitting is finding out if what you make is good enough that an average person would be willing to have one of your creations for themselves.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm not into making things just to get recognition and praise from others.
To me creating stuff is a form of therapy - the act of having something that started out as an idea in the back of my head turn into something that I could touch and interact with is highly rewarding and helps stoke my need for self actualization.
While I enjoy puttering with wood and electronic bits, I also consider what I am doing as developing a skill, something that I can grow into and improve as time goes on.
