I don't suppose you could do something about DIY stock making either from solid blanks or from made up laminates?
I've always enjoyed your articles are they going to be made into a book or reference manual (Dennis Hiller had to start somewhere) It may give you something to do in the long summer holidays from school.

Rgds

Big Si

In my day it was woodwork,metalwork,tecnical drawing and engineering science now they call it I.T.!!!!!!!!!!