My dad used to always have some crazy electronic project going. I watched him soldering stuff up all the time, but like a dummy I never asked him any questions about it, and he never offered.
I am just the opposite. I loathe phillips head hardware. I guess it is because of all the years machining. I never saw a phillips screw in that profession. But we also used top quality hardware from McMaster and Fastenal, with Fastenal being shite by comparison really.
My niche, since I was a...