I&#x27;m in the target market for maker-spaces but everything about the &quot;maker&quot; community puts me off. The obsession with &quot;hi-tek&quot; is a huge part of it. They think I&#x27;m crazy for using a crosscut saw or a metal file, even when it&#x27;s the best and most straightforward tool to use.<p>There&#x27;s also a general smug condescension to real craftsmen too; like they&#x27;re hopelessly out of date because they actually know a thing or two about the materials they&#x27;re working with. I was talking with a guy who wanted to make a model boat. I pointed him towards the model boat building community -- which is large and can produce amazing work. He was really put off anything to do with them, or buying plans from a real naval architect for something that will actually move through the water well. He was entirely focused on the electronics he wanted to add to it.