You have to bribe a friend for the blank, buy a drill press for the tube and a lathe, chisels, mandrel, bushings, 800 grits of sandpaper. CA, heaps of micro-mesh, and probably an assembly kit... a_n_d let's not forget the kit... yet you have a go at me for buying a tools that does all the work for me, while I sit back and sip on my vino. Lucky I didn't lumber you with planting the seed and waiting for the tree to grow.
However, I'll be generous and give you, an "E" for Effort!
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
