Over the years, as a software engineer, many people have called me an… well, an orifice for metabolic waste products. I think I earn this appellation because I'm a big fan of consensus best practices, development principles, and design patterns-things that I argue demonstrate true craftsmanship.
With that as prologue, I've been watching a lot of YouTube videos about building loft, and Murphy, beds. Without exception, each builder uses nothing but glue and screws/nails, or whatever those guns shoot out. They build some nice stuff, and I suppose beauty is as beauty does, but is this really craftsmanship? Or, as is entirely possible, and perhaps likely, am I just being an AH?
Certainly, building the way they do is quick, easy, and cheap. Also, what they produce certainly seems adequate to the task. Still, in my mind, it's not that much more time consuming (certainly not with power-tools) to build things with mortise/tenons, sliding dovetails, and even regular dovetails.
So, I wonder what the rest of the community thinks? Have I, once again, discharged metabolic byproducts all over people other hold in high regard?
Enquiring minds want to know!
With that as prologue, I've been watching a lot of YouTube videos about building loft, and Murphy, beds. Without exception, each builder uses nothing but glue and screws/nails, or whatever those guns shoot out. They build some nice stuff, and I suppose beauty is as beauty does, but is this really craftsmanship? Or, as is entirely possible, and perhaps likely, am I just being an AH?
Certainly, building the way they do is quick, easy, and cheap. Also, what they produce certainly seems adequate to the task. Still, in my mind, it's not that much more time consuming (certainly not with power-tools) to build things with mortise/tenons, sliding dovetails, and even regular dovetails.
So, I wonder what the rest of the community thinks? Have I, once again, discharged metabolic byproducts all over people other hold in high regard?
Enquiring minds want to know!