muddler mike

I'm firmly planted in the "it's not woodworking" camp. I don't know of another tool that you can make furniture with that has such a disconnect with the actual wood or with performing a skill. All the tools in my shop - power or hand tools - require me to use it with my hands by either operating the tool or moving the wood over it. That still requires some skill, no mater how fail safe we make the process. We appreciate and revere a beautifully carved piece of furniture BECAUSE of the hand skills the craftsperson possessed to make it.

Being a scratch golfer on Wii golf doesn't make you a PGA professional. If you're going to make carved work, then carve it. The more computer aided crap that's out there, the harder it is for a real craftsperson to get a decent price for his or her work.