I'd like to start a discussion about attention to detail or the absence of these days.
As most of you know I like to tease (sort of) that turners are the most impatient woodworkers of them all, they won't even wait for the wood to dry
I consume a large amount of woodworking information from any source I can, the problem is that very little of it goes into any detail at all.
TV programs are almost worthless, I watch and if lucky you get an idea or see a new product. As far as actual information good luck. It's all got to fit into a 1/2 or 1 hour program (minus commercial breaks).
You-Tube, here anyone, anywhere, regardless of skill or competency can film a project, this is a double edged sword IMO. Actually filming detailed content is rare, (because it's not easy and it takes time) the majority I've viewed are simply sub par.
Books and Videos on specific topics are better but are usually
one person's view of how things should be done.
So, we find ourselves in a very strange situation, we have easier access to more information than ever before in history and yet we're loosing skills.
There doesn't seem to be an appetite to actually delve deeper into a subject beyond a cursory view. Everyone thinks they're an expert after watching a video or googling something. (
This is observed by a study at Yale University)
Now that everyone is an expert, everyone should be producing museum quality work, right?
There actually seems to be a growing gap between what many "think" is good work and actual quality woodworking, which to me, comes as no surprise.
If you rush a project simply to get it done, it will show, one way or another.
One rule of woodworking I can tell you is this,
there are no short cuts.
As it's been said, there are two ways of doing something, the right way and again.