Lovely to see craftsmanship like that
But I can't help but think what an utter ballache at the same time. So much refinement and tinkering. A CNC machine would have got it perfectly accurate first time.
I can understand the desire to have a craftsman's touch on something like a musical instrument, but surely the worth of a gun is measured against its accuracy?
Or do they just sit on mantel pieces?
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A Casio watch can tell the time just as well as a Breitling
Only one of them is valued.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Sat 20 Dec 2014, 13:09,
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Yeah, I realise these are probably going to be ornamental/decorative
Bizarre though when you actually think about it.
Although I think you'll find a lot of watch making is done using CAD/CNC fabrication.
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Isn't this true of literally anything attached to a brand though...
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I guess it depends on the item/use
If it's decorative, I can understand the desire to have an artisan object. But, to use the linked example, if I was actually going out shooting I would prefer a computer controlled manufacturing process to meet those infinitesimal tolerances required for perfect accuracy.
I don't think that necessarily puts something in the realm of cheapness, either. For example, my mate works for a company that makes carbon fibre components for F1 cars. A process that's heavily computer controlled and perfected (aside from the actual laying up of the carbon fibre itself). But those components still cost the earth/perform their task in a far superior way to when things were all hand-tooled by highly skilled craftsmen.
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