C & S wrote:
... wood turning has a history of being snubbed as a
valuable craft.

Reminds me of something in a TV production of one of Jane Austen's
novels. I don't recall the context, but someone is told they 'could
always set up a turning room' in a most condescending voice. I would
assume that they were talking of taking up ornamental turning as a past
time.

--
Derek Andrews, woodturner

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