Thinking of taking up woodworking...

[Billy Carver]

but most of the people I've met who do woodworking are antisocial.

Comments?

[Dave Balderstone]

Nice try.

[Steven and Gail Peterson]

Where do you live, and what organizations are around? Try to find a woodworkers club (Woodcraft, if there is one near), or a woodworking class at community college.

Steve

[Billy Carver]

I can see why you would think I was kiding, but i'm not. Most of the guys I've met can barely string two sentences together.

What's this newsgroup like?

[toller]

Maybe it is you?!

[Bob Schmall]

Take up square dancing.

[Edwin Pawlowski]

Yep

Anti social

[Hax Planx]

Don't worry, there is always room for one more...

[no(SPAM)vasys]

You'll fit right in.

[Bill C.]

Woodworking is not a team sport. An hour yacking is an hour away from actually working with the wood and, if you love working with wood, that means that an hour yacking is an hour lost forever.

Bill

[Fly-by-Night CC]

Damn straight - now piss off.

:)

[David Bridgeman]

[Robert Bonomi]

Obviously, then, you should try _round_ dancing. (yes, there really is such a thing. :)

[Andy]

Do you mean "antisocial" (don't spend a lot of time chatting just for fun) or illiterate ("can barely string two sentences together")? I agree with the other posts saying woodworking is generally an individual activity, and if you're looking for something to do to meet people or chat, try something else. In my opinion, however, woodworking is an enjoyable and satisfying hobby, and time spent working wood is great time spent with my own thoughts and without distractions (including other people). If you're implying that woodworkers are not smart, however, I'd have to disagree. I am currently finishing my MS in biotechnology, one woodworking friend is a successful computer programmer and web designer, and another is an engineer. Given the number of posts that are longer than 2 sentences, I'd have to argue that this newsgroup is more literate than your stereotype.

[Andy Dingley]

Woodworking might not be easier than software, but it's more straightforward. I've never had to cut dovetails deliberately back-to-front because that was the only way to make them work with M$oft PineyWood for Windowframes.

[Doug Miller]

And another major advantage of woodworking is that clients don't phone at

2:30am to complain that an end table isn't working right.

-- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt. And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?

[Andy Dingley]

They bloody well do !

Not that I mind. Just don't phone me at 9am and expect a sensible reply.

[loutent]

Hi Billy,

The greatest thing about woodworking is that you work with wood 90% of the time and people the other 10%. If you have a shop pet, maybe only 5%.

Adds up to 95% satisfaction.

Best thing about it.

Nicest thing about the wreck - same stats.

Lou

[Edwin Pawlowski]

[Old Nick]

And _still_ you only just managed to string two sentences together....