[Woodcarver] Re:Carving as a profession

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        I believe the difference between a hobby and a profession is the 
moment  you turn full-time professional, you must account for you time and 
determine how you will spend it. It is no longer a hobby. You cannot stop in the 
middle of the day for "a while."
            One comment I read was that as a professional, you no longer have 
the luxury of stopping to chat with everyone who comes in or that you talk to 
on the phone at great length.
            It requires passion, love of one's art, etc. When I have a money 
job in my shop, my social side seems to shrink till the job is finished. My 
money work is custom woodturning and furniture repair. Carving only enters into 
those activities when it is required for a repair. Otherwise, woodcarving is 
my hobby and my love. 
            I am retired and not required to make grocery money from my 
business.  Still, 40 years working in corporations brings a certain amount of 
discipline to my little sideline business. LOL, money I make in that seems to mean 
so much more than what I earned in an office, etc. And much of it seems to get 
spent in tools and materials.
           Tom
           Thomas W. Horton
            Glen Mills, PA           
            
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