I thought about this for a while. I was brought up with steel working - still have a lathe, mill, drill press, welder. I can get stuff done with these things. But spent years in professional wood working - construction - also have table saws, miter saws, radial arm saw, skilsaws, etc. Along the way of necessity also became a passable drywall guy, decent cement finisher, and OK tilesetter. I guess what I would say is that each building medium - steel, wood, sheetrock, whatever - has its own logic, skills, and purpose. Each very satisfying in different ways. None better than the other, all useful for their purposes. This thread is extremely interesting to me because it shows not only workbenches but also work-styles. Show me your drywall knives!