lol i hear you about the price fibercore mahogany might be pretty cheap .
I used to take carpentry classes all through high school and I actually ended up taking trade school class on Carpentry Construction for the last 2 years. however I've graduated in 2004 and pretty much lost most of my skills from then lol.
Hey it will come back pretty fast. Good luck with the classes and pc componets i really like the last design . + rep