Originally posted by Jim in Oakville
<br />This is an interesting topic,
One of my best friends is a woman who is a wood worker and a turner. By hanging around and sharing thoughts with her I have grown to understand another view point of wood and being creative. I value very much her opinion and I know my own direction in my furniture and my turning has been influenced by the emotional aspect of design she brings to her work and shares with me. I don't know if it's a male vs female thing but it works and what ever it is I know it's about developing my creative side.
Doing "girl or boy" things...[:0] to me it's a paradigm that kids grow through while they are trying to find themselves, we like to characterize and classify things, so it's not unusual I think.
Having a diversity of view points and sharing them makes us all better....so I have to say if it's a male / female thing then I am all for it, but I don't like putting it that way, I feel it's an emotional centre between people who create and share that makes us all better.
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Besides it's more fun to see women in woodworking and enjoying where some are not afraid to go with thier visions and creativity..