This analogy is exact. At the beginning levels people argue about power tools versus hand tools; shooting board vs. chopsaw, japanese plane vs. iron. Professio

This analogy is exact. At the beginning levels people argue about power tools versus hand tools; shooting board vs. chopsaw, japanese plane vs. iron. Professionals have their tools that work, are interested in new tools insofar as they can improve results or productivity, but don't engage in recreational arguments. Masters of the craft have no dogma about tools and are always exploring, but also have strong opinions. They will rarely broach the topic but if someone is interested will talk for hours about their favourite tools. Their emphasis is on how the various tools change the process of work, not on how they change the work itself - the piece will be what they want it to be regardless of the tool. It's the worker-tool interface that's important at this level.