That's never been a goal or priority for me. To me, woodworking is no more a a spiritual thing than building a handsome garage or writing a few slick lines of code.
Then again, maybe it's all a matter of degree. Sometimes I find myself admiring a piece of furniture somewhere, running my hands over it, feeling it as well as seeing it. I love the feel of wood in general. Maybe that's spiritual. I don't know.
I think the point is, I don't want to be anyone else, I don't want to be compared to anyone else and I don't want to mentioned in the same breath as anyone else. I just want to be Joe Barta, be happy with that, and have that stand on it's own.
Joe Barta