I made some play blocks for my niece and nephew. Made out of utile, with a finger-jointed box (also utile). Was a lot of fun, except for the moment I realised that the finger joints didn't line up (somehow I'd made a few gaps too wide and so the fingers went out of alignment, had to fix with chisels and shims). My first time using a table saw, first time doing thicknessing, and first time edge-jointing too.
Left the blocks unfinished for now as they'll be chewed on by a toddler. The box is finished with danish oil, and thinking about adding a wax coat over that.
Valuable lessons learned ... sand long lengths of wood before cutting them into hundreds of short lengths of wood. Don't forget to wipe off excess oil after each coat, oops. Shop around for wood, and don't be scared of sawn boards, they can be tamed. Don't fill every space with tools or there's nowhere to put the current project.
The Wood Stands work really nice and enhances the look ,acrylic just would not have the same effect imho 
