This morning the 3/8” beading plane giveaway contest is
over. There were again a bunch of really great answers out there on Instagram
and here on the blog. So many different facets to the issue were addressed.
Here
was the contest’s question:
Why do you believe celebrating historic furniture making by
studying and recreating it is important for both woodworkers and the broader
culture today?
Nathan Spalding wrote, “If we
fail to understand our predecessor's methods of work…we handicap our current
and future work” and Ethan from MO says it leaves us “doomed to IKEA”. Others
contributed, “The old
masters gave us the principles, standards and understanding of how to best use
our tools." (@exoticwoodshavings) and “Learning how things work and learning how to
[make] real things is the richest form of education and engagement.” (@thesallyfisher)
Chris Hammerbach told us
how we “discover that while the lives of our ancestors were different, their
minds and hearts were much the same” which was aptly summarized by what @ericwrightdotgif
described as “humans
being human”. Overarching all this is the idea that “most people live in the hope
that they will leave something greater than themselves behind” (@sledgehamner).
These are all excellent points but David Taylor’s answer hit
me in just the right way as I sorted through all the responses. David wrote, “We are in danger of becoming a culture and a people
who have lost a connection with the past that can tie us to the future, and
recreating historical pieces strengthens that tie so that we as woodworkers can
help society at large retain the tenuous relationship with our ancestors and
descendants alike.”
Congratulations, David. You’ve nailed it. Send me an email
with your info and I’ll get drop this plane in the mail!
Thank you to all who entered. What fun!
Wow! I am flabbergasted extremely humbled and agog! After reading the other entries, I felt sure I didn't stand a chance! There are some eloquent folks out there. Thank you so much! Email on its way!
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