DAE miss the days when tree knowledge was passed down in person?

Was chatting with an old timer at the supply yard last week. He mentioned how he learned everything from his uncle on the job. It made me think about how now we just google everything or watch clips. Sure, it's handy, but something feels lost when you ain't sharing stories over a saw.

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skyler_thomas1mo ago

There's a social glue that gets lost. You learn who to trust for good wood or who's got your back on a tricky cut, not just how to make the cut. Those connections kept local trades tight.

derekl7928d ago

Man, I used to roll my eyes at this kind of talk, figured it was just old timers being stuck in their ways. But you are both totally right. I watched a YouTube tutorial ten times for a complex joint, and I still messed it up until a guy at the hardware store took five minutes to SHOW me. That trust and help is everything. You just can't buy that feeling of someone actually looking out for you. It really is the glue that holds the whole thing together.

jennyh411mo ago

Right? It's a trust economy. My old plumber would notice a leak about to happen just by looking at a setup and tell me before it blew. The lumberyard guys knew my projects and would set aside the straightest boards without me asking. That stuff doesn't show up in an online tutorial or a big box store receipt.