Can we get a ruling?
Webster’s defines industry as “economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories.”
Webster’s defines industry as “economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories.”
Small- to mid-sized shops don’t necessarily fit that definition, but it’s not a stretch to consider them part of the woodworking industry.
So, as a woodworker, I’m slightly offended when “industries” are misidentified. For example, the insurance or drug industry.
I had a friend who likened the insurance business to the Nevada casinos. He proposed that buying insurance was like making a bet that something would go wrong. The insurance company, knowing that you would do everything in your power to avoid that “something”, was happy to offer odds.
David DeCristoforo possesses an extensive resume as designer/maker of fine furniture, high-end cabinetry and architectural woodwork. His experience in professional woodworking spans a period of 35 years. For the past 20 years David DeCristoforo Design has been located in Woodland, California. During this time David's shop has ranged in scope from a "full on" cabinet production shop with as many as 15 employees to a small fine furniture and custom millwork shop, working with his son, David RBJ, a highly skilled maker in his own right.
