Dearly beloved,
Unique among my other hobbies, the full time pro turners I have known not only enjoy their craft/art/trade, but also are just as enthusiastic about woodturning and freely sharing their expertise and philosophy about it as we hobbyists. I realize that there are exceptions that would be unknown to me, but I'm talking about my personal experience since 1938. UGH! not that old fart musing again.
For good or bad, money is what we use to determine what the public thinks of our turnings and "The love of money is the root of all evil." I think there is a difference between "love of money" and "money" and many misquote by leaving out "The love of". I mean yes, most of us _like to get money for our turnings but not for the love of it. Money represents the turning's value, but even for our professionals I believe it's not the love of the money, but rather the satisfaction that someone counts our turnings worth paying for.
I wonder if for many of us there isn't an element of "hoarding" involved in the thrust of this thread. Hoarding is a very strong compulsion and a distinct psychological problem. Just as some of us accumulate unused tools, etc. that we neither use nor can bring ourselves to part with, our shop and living room (not to mention bathroom, bedroom, front porch, attic and car's trunk & back seat) shelves and floors overflow with our "things".
Forgive my hot air. Could I have it wrong? Remember that I'm a COC, first class, third in line to Kevin. I am sworn to disagree with everything anyone says on RCW. :)
Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter
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