tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976499952885642848.post7552766814738638558..comments2022-02-25T10:50:38.538-08:00Comments on Oregon Woodworker by Andy Margeson: A rant (sort of)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976499952885642848.post-68484927336005940172016-10-30T19:32:19.960-07:002016-10-30T19:32:19.960-07:00Andy,
It all depends on the work you do. For sheet...Andy,<br />It all depends on the work you do. For sheet goods a tablesaw is king. Repetitive cuts on a crosscut sled the tablesaw is king again. If you want to flatten a piece that weighs 5 oz. or 500 lb, then the hand plane will be the tool of choice. If you want to true a 12 foot board in a 15 foot room, you better grab a hand plane.<br /><br />I have some version of the main power tools and have developed a preference for hand tools. I like the quiet of hand tools and the relative cleanliness and safety but see the place for larger tools. There are plenty of woodworkers whose work I admire or not. Usually their choice of power source is not part of the equation.<br /><br />The current woodworking world has a lot of people looking for eyeballs to look at their blogs so they have to say something to get attention. You don't hear ridiculous comments out of accomplished woodworkers like Garrett Hack, Chris Becksvoort, or Phil Lowe because they want to show how they do something, not how you should do it. There is no one way. It's not a religion.<br /><br />Learn and enjoy<br />Steve DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976499952885642848.post-61060960017027902462016-10-30T17:00:15.717-07:002016-10-30T17:00:15.717-07:00I agree. I'm choosing to do it as a response ...I agree. I'm choosing to do it as a response to the nonsense I allude to. Someone who uses hand tools should be encouraged and not made to feel defensive or inferior if they sometimes use power tools. Insistence on purity is not the way to promote hand tool woodworking.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394365117138074832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976499952885642848.post-86324645375213710032016-10-30T10:34:59.602-07:002016-10-30T10:34:59.602-07:00You shouldn't have to explain why and what too...You shouldn't have to explain why and what tools you use to anyone. Ralph Boumenothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606484453109932074noreply@blogger.com