I pointed out in the class that the Doctors, Lawyers and other professionals in attendance weren't looking for validation, they're the ones that could afford it.
I've heard this from a couple of instructors, they teach to make ends meet. I know of three NBSS grads that are what I would consider gifted and they
lament the tour schedule required to keep the classes fully attended. It's a perverse incentive, and an odd field for competition.
What I did here in Mr. Sellers' class was an undercurrent of resentment that the most prominent, and frequently quoted articles on the subject of woodworking
are written by people that never made their living by building things for sale to clients. That clearly rankled.
This is the essential problem I have with all the "make this project" series. Few have lasting appeal, to me - particularly the derivative stuff.
I'm much more interested in things that people make without a template; walking the wire without a net.
The whole "live edge" thing escapes me, for example.