Originally Posted by
Simon MacGowen
My take is that any maker can justify his or her tools at a price point that people can afford to pay. This is no different from all the luxury cars that we see on the road. A lot of boutique tools fall into this category ... how can one justify, for example, a $120 (?) plane hammer? Many can do fine plane setting with a $10 hammer or a shop-made one.
Well, Cosman seems to have put in place a "mass production" process for his $300 (?) saws , meaning people are willing to fork out that kind money on his saws. I agree the process itself may not justify the prices he asks, but remember his name alone is worth money. Is it worth the extra $100 put on the price tag? It depends on who you talk to...I know owners of his saws would say yes, just as an owner of any Vesper's fine products would about their pricey tools.