tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post815341625976694488..comments2024-03-26T07:00:11.620-05:00Comments on Wisdom of the Hands: purpose of wood shop clearly stated...Doug Stowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-7305117293722213372012-11-13T20:34:16.441-06:002012-11-13T20:34:16.441-06:00Victoria, you and your husband are fortunate to ha...Victoria, you and your husband are fortunate to have such fine heritage, and expressions of craftsmanship from an earlier time.<br /><br />Thanks for reading,<br /><br />Doug<br />Doug Stowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-56598975614039485752012-11-13T18:04:03.988-06:002012-11-13T18:04:03.988-06:00I stumbled upon your great site whilst I was attem...I stumbled upon your great site whilst I was attempting to learn how to upload a movie image of my most recent piano practice (creating and learning with my hands!)<br /><br />i am the great-granddaughter of Sir John Lubbock, whom you referenced in your blog ... nice quote. <br /><br />Anyway, just wanted to say how much I liked your insights. I'm married to a former teacher and he has always had a hankering to follow his grandfather, who was a talented Scottish woodworker and we still eat off the dining table he carved and admire the craftsmanship of the old-fashioned dresser he created!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06873130553132671896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-85046732029537997642012-09-04T13:25:30.367-05:002012-09-04T13:25:30.367-05:00Jeff, thanks for reading and for your comment
The ...Jeff, thanks for reading and for your comment<br />The distinction between economic and "formative" values resulting from hand work was a common subject in that era.<br /><br />Now folks are questioning the developmental (formative) value of Algebra. It's the same kind of argument. Except that most kids really love woodshop.Doug Stowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-72368587582112021822012-09-04T11:57:08.328-05:002012-09-04T11:57:08.328-05:00I really like this quote and the distinction the h...I really like this quote and the distinction the he draws between the two ways of looking at promoting handiwork. For those of us who are amateurs, woodworking becomes an outlet for our need for creative expression in work which is lacking from most so called "knowledge based" vocations. And it is important that this creative expression is with real objects that require our hands and minds together. Sitting at a computer drawing something in CAD is not the same as fashioning a real object with ones hands using materials grounded in the real world. I also agree with the assertion that this real labor challenges and improves the intellect itself. We are whole people, not just vessels holding brains. The physical affects the mental, and vice versa. Finally, his point about handiwork promoting a general ability to solve problems in all areas of life is very important, particularly in our day when specialization is so heavily promoted, both educationally and vocationally. Fixing and making things teaches general principles of solving problems, working within constraints, etc. that can't be found in books.Premodern Blokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05341688338690161075noreply@blogger.com