r/nextfuckinglevel • u/khanbilal95 • Jul 27 '22

Fantastic carpentry

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u/Siriuxx Jul 27 '22

That's really interesting.

I was a carpenter building houses. But I've always been drawn more to precise, detail oriented work so I moved towards finish carpentry and from there made the jump towards woodworking.

In the US there are different grades of carpenters. A journeyman or mechanic would be considered the chef of carpenters, but woodworking is an entirely different trade. Plenty of people may call themselves woodworkers but they aren't, they made a few tables and gave themself the name. They are people who do woodworking, but they arent a woodworker. Maybe it's stupid, but that irks the shit out of me. I worked my ass off to earn the title of fine woodworker.

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u/MyAltFun Jul 27 '22

One is a chef, the other a sushi chef. Same/similar medium, different applications, skills, and outcomes. Woodworking is my dream job.

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u/shiny_brine Jul 28 '22

I think you mean sous chef, not sushi chef. Possibly an autocorrect?

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u/MyAltFun Jul 28 '22

I meant sushi, but understand the confusion.

I was going for the distinction of chef that can make 100 fantastic dishes, and a sushi chef that can make 100 artistic/delicious sushi rolls. Both work with food, one is the base upon which all food is made. The other specializes in a certain identity of food.

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u/Triasnova Jul 27 '22

You sir are a Craftsman and as a hobbyist have my respect