Learning Script and building Objects

I read the first introduction to Scripting code on the SL main page http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Help:Getting_started_with_LSL which seems ok ish... but if I am honest not much fun...  and to develop my object building I have built a Pole Lathe and a Workshop bench for the furniture museum... gradually getting the vibe well maybe..

the Pole lathe needs some rope to connect and the treadle to pivot, and the cabinet makers bench looks either a bit japanese or at worst IKEA, its a start - Im not looking forward to the Roccoco period....