Knowledge You Can Build On — Est. 1998
Is turning more popular than flatwork?
Al Crandall --NE of Indy--
>I was away from home since early morning and when I checked tonight there had been 52 new messages on the "big board" but we have had 71 new postings here on the round side. Are we more prolific and popular, or do we just need to get a life beyond turning and this board? ;>)
Re: Is turning more popular than flatwork?
Jorge Castaneda ~ Downeast Maine
>Al,
Maybe it was just a particular kind of day, but more probable it is turners in this forum are more prone to post.
I doubt there are more turners than flat workers...
Jorge
Re: Is turning more popular than flatwork?
John Lucas
>Al
Based on my experience in our area there are more flat workers but they don't have a club or way to congregate. We have clubs all over the place in Tennessee so it's easy to get together I think that makes us more visible.
No .....
Fred in NC
>They just get around . . .
Re: Is turning more popular than flatwork?
RonZ
>One of the things that really atracted me to woodturning is the fact you can go from start to finish in such a short time. So I guess we finish our projects first so there's more time to post. =o)
Re: Is turning more popular than flatwork?
Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL
>According to the guys at Highland Hardware, Woodworking is one of the fastest growing hobbies in the country, and woodturning is the fastest growing segment of woodworking.
Some think the reason for woodworking's growth (and the growth of needle work with women) is that as we increasingly work less with our hands in our day jobs, we are unable to fulfil a need to feel that we accomplished something. i.e. at end of the day we do not have anything we can hold up and say - "I made this", so we take up hobbies where we can do that.
Mark
