If I had any woodworking skills I'd give it a shot to see how it might turn out.

Yeah, I get what you mean, at those prices it's almost better to save up for the more expensive one. In my case the things I buy to try out are much cheaper so it's not too bad. For example I bought a cheap ukulele for €20 and learned a few chords on it, after I had realised how much I enjoy playing it I bought one for €80, and now I'm just waiting for enough disposable income to justify buying one in the €100-€300 range.

I'm only really familiar with Hecker's Virgins album but have been meaning to listen to some more. And Ben Frost's name sounds familiar to me but I don't know if I've heard any of his music, I'll have to check him out later, thanks for the recommendation.