What is “fine woodworking”, anyway?

Fine woodworking consists of all those finer details that you might not be familiar with if you are new to the woodworking business. The materials you use are one of the factors that you should consider when trying to complete your woodworking project. It also matters how much effort you put into the pieces you work with, and it also matters who your clientele is. Your clientele are the ones that you are building the projects for.

Key Takeaways:

• One pundit found that the distinction that is often made between cabinet-makers and carpenters, with one being considered more high tone, is ridiculous.
• Ultimately the point of furniture is both functionality and aesthetic beauty. To put one above the other is to decide that body is more imperative than mind.
• What appears at first blush to be a simple job can require intricacy after all. There is a lot of crossover in the areas of functional carpentry and supposedly more aesthetic woodworking.

“As someone who designs and builds furniture for a living and is not supported by family wealth or retired from a career in pharma or finance, I’m beyond over the snobbery.”

Read more: https://www.finewoodworking.com/2020/08/13/what-is-fine-woodworking-anyway