Because of fetish. Woodworking, blacksmithing, knife sharpening, hunting and fishing, and of course guns are often very fetishized hobbies. To make that cutting board really flat, certifiably flat, it has to be done with a set of Stanley hand planes that you can buy rusty for a mere $250 from eBay or CL and then spend 2 months restoring them.
I respect carpentry, woodworking and the skill required to rip a piece of wood with such a saw, but I bet most of medieval Japanese craftsmen would ditch their hands saws for a Harbor Freight table saw in a heartbeat. In modern times to spend 7 hours ripping one piece of wood has little to do with woodworking.
I respect carpentry, woodworking and the skill required to rip a piece of wood with such a saw, but I bet most of medieval Japanese craftsmen would ditch their hands saws for a Harbor Freight table saw in a heartbeat. In modern times to spend 7 hours ripping one piece of wood has little to do with woodworking.