:rotflm:The wording of the some of the responses in this thread leads me to a more general question. Define woodworking. What is the difference between carpenters and sawyers and cabinetmakers and finish carpenters and scroll sawyers and furniture makers and turners and carvers and luthiers and toy makers and ........ etc. Which are wood workers and which are not?
Just in case I am being facetious or sarcastic or something forget which is which
I couldn't agree with you more Steve. I think wood working is, basically, working with wood. If you make stuff out of wood, you are a woodworker. For my job, I do a lot of carpentry, whether it's framing or finish carpentry, it's still cutting wood and nailing the pieces together to make something (in this case a house). :rotflm: Is it what I consider
fine woodworking? Absolutely not, but I still consider it woodworking. Fine woodworking, to me, is making something unique, or one of a kind out of wood. Framing a house or putting in crown molding is not fine woodworking to me, but I definitely respect anyone who is good at it.
I vaguely remember watching NYW when I was a kid, before I understood what he was doing. I've lived in Wilmington for 11 years now and (correct me if I'm wrong) I don't EVER see NYW or WWS on tv down here, and that's a crying shame. I did see both of them back to back one day a few years ago and I was like that little kid again.
Not necessarily because I thought Norm was making something "artistic" or "cutting edge", but it sure was nice to see someone doing woodworking on tv. As has been discussed before on here, woodworking is probably on the way out as far as a main-stream hobby. I've heard that a lot of schools don't offer shop class anymore and that is so sad to me. :tinysmile_cry_t:
Whatever you think about Norm, you're probably right. I just wish there were woodworking shows on tv on a regular basis. I will miss his show, not because I think he is a profound artist, but because it got a lot of people interested in woodworking. Thank you Norm. :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap