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Not dropping this in to be a smart ass, but think about it seriously. Woodworking is often compared today to how it was done back in the dark ages, with many advocating the only way to do correct woodworking it with hand tools only. As you start adding tools, and equipment that have come along since you will see a number of adapters, and equally a number of resisters, and foot draggers.
Consider it wasn't Edison who brought along electricity to us, but rather a caveman named Ogg, and we had it available 2000 BC. Festool was offered in 2001 BC, and CNC's came along later in 2010 BC. Does anyone truly believe that the peeps we view as Furniture Innovators who came along much later in the 15 to1700's and closer wouldn't have used every damn one of them in their work.
It is after all work for them, they make something to sell to others. If they could make 25 chairs a day, would they use much older technology to make 1 chair a week/month? The way I see it the "pride" part comes in when you use the tools you use, to make the best possible chair you can, not the tools you use.
The last part is if their hands directed, or touched and set the tools into motion, isn't it still hand made? In the not too distant future it will all become mind controlled, and a person without hands wouldn't be disabled in this work, but we are just getting into that, until then use of hands is required.
I only own one Festool tool, and don't have a CNC, BTW.
Consider it wasn't Edison who brought along electricity to us, but rather a caveman named Ogg, and we had it available 2000 BC. Festool was offered in 2001 BC, and CNC's came along later in 2010 BC. Does anyone truly believe that the peeps we view as Furniture Innovators who came along much later in the 15 to1700's and closer wouldn't have used every damn one of them in their work.
It is after all work for them, they make something to sell to others. If they could make 25 chairs a day, would they use much older technology to make 1 chair a week/month? The way I see it the "pride" part comes in when you use the tools you use, to make the best possible chair you can, not the tools you use.
The last part is if their hands directed, or touched and set the tools into motion, isn't it still hand made? In the not too distant future it will all become mind controlled, and a person without hands wouldn't be disabled in this work, but we are just getting into that, until then use of hands is required.
I only own one Festool tool, and don't have a CNC, BTW.
