I would think everything is made by hand. Especially by your hands.

 

But when it takes 6 months and a day to make it, it’s called a hobby..

Edited March 27, 20251 yr by BillyJack

50 minutes ago, BillyJack said:

I would think everything is made by hand. Especially by your hands.

 

But when it takes 6 months and a day to make it, it’s called a hobby..

 

 

3 years by that old paint by numbers, garage hobbyist Michelangelo  

 

Took Michelangelo about 4 years to paint the Sistine Chapel, and he got paid a pretty sum to do it, a hobbyist? Hmmm. 

Artisan woodworkers exist, and their commissions can take a whole lot of time, and they get paid handsomely for their skill.

I got it. It’s the administrators against the career wood worker . Thats hilarious 

The best pro woodworkers I know used to be hobbyists, whether they started as kids or moved into pro work later in life.  Some of the worst pro's I've met only seem to be good at complaining.  Like everything else, there is a huge range of skills and experiences in any hobby or career field.  A black and white world sure would be boring, I've never understood the desire to characterize everything that way.