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<blockquote data-quote="Goldface" data-source="post: 437691" data-attributes="member: 13395"><p>Who knows what it might do to the value of traditional workmanship and skilled people, </p><p></p><p>My partner just bought our friends new born baby a "Handmade woolen baby's blanket" for $180.00!, when she could have just got a blanket at K-mart for $6 and it still would have been covered in the same spew, poo and goo. She paid a premium for quality and the nature of the way it was produced. The value was seen in the workmanship. </p><p></p><p>If your'e skilled at a trade these days, People will still pay more for that, than something commercially pumped out in bulk masses. Who knows, If these machine come out and do make it easy for anyone, the traditional skilled hand cutters might be able to charge a premium for their stones... cut half as many, charge twice the price? Spend more time out in the field? Just a thought. Cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goldface, post: 437691, member: 13395"] Who knows what it might do to the value of traditional workmanship and skilled people, My partner just bought our friends new born baby a "Handmade woolen baby's blanket" for $180.00!, when she could have just got a blanket at K-mart for $6 and it still would have been covered in the same spew, poo and goo. She paid a premium for quality and the nature of the way it was produced. The value was seen in the workmanship. If your'e skilled at a trade these days, People will still pay more for that, than something commercially pumped out in bulk masses. Who knows, If these machine come out and do make it easy for anyone, the traditional skilled hand cutters might be able to charge a premium for their stones... cut half as many, charge twice the price? Spend more time out in the field? Just a thought. Cheers [/QUOTE]
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