Lots of sw engineers dabble in woodworking on their spare time. It tickles a similar engineering nerve, but the lack of "undo" needs a bit of a paradigm shift.

Lots of sw engineers dabble in woodworking on their spare time. It tickles a similar engineering nerve, but the lack of "undo" needs a bit of a paradigm shift. You can stare at a piece for quite some time but sooner or later you will have to engage in an irreversible operation. Being a professional woodworker is not really a viable career option (unless you get lucky). Building kitchens, doing finish carpentry and other related fields of course are, but woodworking is only a relatively small part of that. Very few people can afford the amount of labour that goes into bespoke furniture items.