by the afficiendos Chuck. How many kids aspire to an occupation that incorporates handwork these days? How many people are going out of their way to buy something uniquely hand made in the furniture market- my greatest competition is high end production.
HOw many young people do you know of that has picked up a screwdriver? How many do you see working on a construction site?
or it just could be sunny and hot central new jersey, usa,
c ya, gabriel
Chuck Schmidt wrote:
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> Gabriel Romeu wrote:
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>> Also, there does not seem to be as much respect for handwork these da
ys.
>> That will change (I think and hope) as it becomes rarer. This list,
>> as a whole has one thing in common, we all have a deep respect for
>> the object and what it took to produce that object.
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> Can't speak for the rest of the US but here in California it seems to
> me there has always been a demand and respect for handwork. Bikes,
> motorcycles, cars, houses etc. back as far as can be imagined. I'm
> sure it can't be unique to California...
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> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, Southern California
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