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Another distinction between sports and crafts is that sports tend to have an integrity practice/negotiation component (cheating) that isn’t emphasized in crafts
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Replying to @literalbanana
the word is still used, but in a very different sense (achieving a result in a hacky/temporary/unskillful manner, as opposed to an ethical breach)
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Replying to @palecur
I definitely think cheating is possible in crafts - any particular examples that come to mind?
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Replying to @literalbanana @palecur
often has to do with craft genres being defined by the tools allowed - blacksmithing often implies coal or gas fire, but not oxy-acetylene (which can create VERY localized hot spots). Files and drilles, yes, but not CNC, etc. often conventions around starting materials
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& while all of the above is crisply in reference to your "cheating" topic, it leads me sideways into sacredness tabboos - 20 years ago readers of Fine Woodworking got into a civil war when the cover photo was a traditionally crafted armoire ... with a knob consisting of bent nail
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