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On Mar 6, 12:42 am, charlieb wrote:
I guess I'm recalling my jewelry making days. I knew
far to many amateur jewelry makers who owned every
jewelry making tool, machine and ALL the accessories.
Most were under the impression that they could buy
knowledge, skills and abilities - if they spent enough
on the equiptment

SNIP

Although carpentry/remodeling is and has been my life for over 30
years, it is not an uncommon experience for me at all to go to a
homeowner's house with a shop to see more tools, and certainly more
high end tools than I own.

Most spend their time with their tools polishing, tuning, rust
proofing, adjusting, setting up, and purchasing attachments to get the
tools exactly where they want them. Then they make shelves, cutting
boards, and the same style of cabinets I made at 18 years old.

My comments to Charlie apply to you in spades, Robert. Your paragraphs
above would seem patently arrogant.

I've always been puzzled why there are always a few in various trades who
harbor such resentment toward those who pursue the same activities on an
amateur or hobby-related basis. Certainly no amateur carpenter or
cabinetmaker routinely calls your skills into question, do they? So why do
you appear to be threatened? If its not threats you feel, your comments
above would simply constitute mean-spiritedness and arrogance, or at least a
high degree of jealousy toward those with the means to buy fine equipment.
Not a great recommendation for one who purports to earn his living by
selling his skills to the buying public.

You are in a rare position to be helpful to those with lesser skills and far
less experience. Why you've instead chosen to demonstrate disdain is beyond
my comprehension.

Max