"Man In The Doorway" wrote in message roups.com...
What drives the common woodworker?

A desire to create something tangible. Why do some people learn to
paint, or to draw, to play the piano, or to cook? It's the same
thing.

A deeply suppressed desire to please
the long deceased father who never gave him love as a child? The need
to be seen as an alpha male by everyone else around him? The
insecurities of being a non-intellectual blue-collar common man with
calluses on his hands and feet?

(grunt grunt)

Why do hobbyist woodworkers feel the need to own the same caliber tools
as the professionals? Is there really anything wrong with Craftsman or
Black and Decker products? Probably not. Insecurity motivates too many

The thing wrong with most Craftsman and B&D tools is that they aren't
very much cheaper than real tools, they are less effective, and they
break a lot sooner.

woodworkers to waste hard earned cash on tools they have absolutely no
use for. Why do they feel such a need to show off, when nobody really
cares what they own? .... when nobody really cares about their
projects? .... when anyone could go out and buy the same desk, futon,
or humidor for half of what is costs to build one?

Well, most of us don't get into woodworking because we aspire to build
some butt-jointed, screwed together, MDF desk covered with cheap
plastic laminate.

Insecurity!

Good troll.