Actually it does, I'm mortising Oak and you Elm. You need a Helluva lot better chisel! ;-) Actually you're right, and I agree. I haven't been following the 100s of posts going around lately, no time. I was simply making the point that sometimes "the best" isn't always the right choice for me. And "specialized" is a whole 'nother matter. I have a lot of tools which are both indispensable for, and only suitable for, one specific job. I understand your point perfectly.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Reese [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 9:31 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: How Pentax Could Survive > > > Don Sanderson wrote: > > > I no longer own crappy tools, I feel they pretty > > much guarantee a crappy job. > > However, that mortise job can be done as well with > > a good, sharp $10.00 chisel or a $1000.00 mortise > > router setup. > > For me the chisel makes more sense, it takes too > > long to learn and setup the router for the few > > mortise jobs I do. > > If I were a pro I'd want the $1000.00 job. > > I feel Pentax cameras fall into the chisel cata- > > gory, wonder if they'll ever build a "router" > > DSLR? > > For now I'm pretty happy with their chisels. ;-) > > This analogy doesn't work. The wood is always available to the > carpenter and > it doesn't move. Nature photographers might have to wait three > hours for an > opportunity to get the shot. When it finally comes, that opportunity might > only last a few seconds. Wildlife photography is a specialized application > and it requires special tools. With better tools, the > photographer will get > more good shots. That's critical when he's doing it to put food on the > table. > > Tom Reese >
