What else can you ?( what talent do you have)

[Darreld Walton]

Yep, a real piano and a real accordion! I tried it once when my Dad was in the room when I was about nine years old. For the rest of the time that I lived with my folks, anytime company would come over, Dad had to have me drag the squeezebox out and show 'em. Sounded like hell, because the accordion and the piano were tuned differently.

[JB White]

I can't think of anything I can do that someone, somewhere, can't do better than me. I do possess skill sets which have pretty much vanished recently. Prior to retiring, some of my peers nicknamed me "The Doctor" in reference to the way I could cut wood trim 'like a surgeon' when the need arose. Personally I feel as though they gave me too much credit.

I did begin to realize that power tools and lasers have replaced old time craftsmanship in most areas out in the field. Very rare to find someone who is able to restyle/rerail a door in the field. Most no longer are able to mortise a door for a latchset in the field, or handcut hinge pockets without jigs and routers.
Until the day I retired I still had hand planes and coping saws in my toolbox. Younger guys have been taught the fast way. Mitre saw and caulk (experience in a tube). Very few understand the purpose of scribing anymore. Again, jam it tight and use 'experience in a tube'.

I've had a lot of attaboys over the years. Kept me gainfully employed. Got me a buck or two over scale on the paycheck. Clients bought me expensive dinners or handed me play or sporting event tickets as a way of saying "Thank you".

No story poles or shooting boards? That isn't the way the old Swedes and Greeks taught me. It isn't talk of the money we made. It's telling/showing others of the challenges we were able to tackle. I'm honored to have apprenticed under those guys.