Can't wait to see what you come up with & how it goes by doing it yourself. So, if your DH is a carpenter/contractor doesn't he have tools that you could use while he is gone. My DH has tons of tools so I never have a need to go buy something that I need. However that being said, he would never approve of me using something like a circular saw or sawzall. Anything with an electrical blade would totally freak him out if I was using it. He "might" be o.k. with a jigsaw (but I doubt it) but we don't have one of those.