How would you explain your job and/or life to a person from the 18th Century?

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My job today is the same as it was in the 18th century I am a professional wood carver and furniture reproducing the furniture of the period. Trained by the Grinnell family of woodworkers in the same hand methods of the 18th century. A skilled Master wood worker would be a middle class person working for the rich who could afford his skills.

He would be a respected member of his community and involved in his community. He could read, write and do math better them most of the population. At the time of the revolution he would be a patriot as were all artisans of the time.

S house would be about 1000 sg feet in a larger city usually with in walking distence from his work He would employ 3-5 apprentices with several journeymen. Cloth would be lininwork pants,and shirt with a vest and hat. He would have two dress suits one for special ocassions and one for regular use.

Now how would my modern furniture operation compare. My hand tools would be the same but he would be amazed by electricity and how fast power tools work. What would take several months to complete would take onle about two weeks.

He would be amazed by modern vacuum dust cleaning systms and breathing masks that protect from lung disease. He would marval at my 2000 sg foot home with cental heat and air on a well landscoped acre of land. He would not believe I was middle class but would think me rich.

He would be appaled at the taxes we pay. Insurance would be unkown to him. He would be proud that his craft was carried on with pride and skill 250 years latter .

I think the closest that I could come would be either a smith or wright or a natural philosopher. Smith or wright would have been closest to an engineer, while natural philosopher would have been a scientist. Or possibly wizard!.

I am a beautifier I would say this: My job is to beautify people. The hair and the skin. I suggest to them what I think needs to be changed about the appearance to accentuate the finer features, and draw away from any flaws.

I teach people how to care for these features properly so that they are healthy, and appear as beautiful and as fashionable as desired. When a person feels that they are at their best, they will approach the world with more confidence and in a more pleasant manner. I give people answers to what they perceive are problems with their hair or skin.

If a woman thinks that her face is too long, or round, or square, I will cut the hair to bring it to more of an oval shape, because the oval is believed to be the perfect face shape. If her hair is too thick to style in the manner she desires, I will thin it. If she thinks that it is too thin, I will show her how to make it appear thicker.

If her hair and skin do not compliment one another, I will create a color, then change the hair to that color to make it do so. If her skin has undesirable marks on it, I show her how to make them go away or how to cover them so that they do not show. I put color onto her skin in a highly skilled manner so as to make her appear even more beautiful.

If a man has snow falling from his hair, I will suggest a potion to be applied in a specific manner to make it go away. Or if he has hair that is unruly I will cut it into an easily managed fashion. Men and women travel from near and far seeking out my skills of beautification, and I am paid handsomely, because I am a master at my craft..

Not necessary I'm a real estate lawyer. We still do the same things we did in the 18th Century, the same way. The 14th Century for that matter.

We just don't get to wear the cool wigs anymore.

1 Considering my job deals with a subject that even some people who know how to use computers don't get, it feels like it would be near impossible for me. I mean, computers didn't exist in the 18th centurey.

Considering my job deals with a subject that even some people who know how to use computers don't get, it feels like it would be near impossible for me. I mean, computers didn't exist in the 18th centurey.

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