[tharkun__]

Whoa, that's quite a bit of text but it all went off the rails in the first sentence already and you go on a tirade from there that's wholly uncalled for:

    Stop gate-keeping woodworking

I don't see where I "gate-keep" woodworking. My first sentence specifically said:

    If you're in it for quick results, absolutely agreed. If I had to earn a living making furniture or any kind of carpentry, I'd definitely use power tools.

That's the opposite of gate-keeping. I'm saying, power to you if you want to use power tools, like one of the other replies says they do because it's just an enabler of other hobbies to them. And I say even I would if I had to make a living being a carpenter for example.

I'm saying what I love about woodworking and why I use hand tools:

    The point is to to do something that is not easy. Something that takes time. Skill. Mastery. And do it badly lol!

For me the fun is in the process and seeing that these results can be achieved with just these hand tools. I find that amazing. It was a lot of fun scouring EBay for cheap, in-enough-shape-to-be-useable planes and saws. Why do I choose one arbitrary limit over another? Well because it's arbitrary and I chose it and I'm having fun with it!