charlie b wrote:

Rather than continue, let me repeat - at some point, the method of
processing the parts of a piece in the "production" process begins
losing "soul" as the human "maker" gets farther and farther from the
wood.

What say you?



Can the 'machine' go to the lumber yard and sort through the cherry looking
for exactly the right pieces for the current project? And does it know
enough to pick up some great bubinga that just came in to use in some
future project? Or pick up a block of pink ivory at a good price because
'I'll use it for something'?