Thanks Brian. It was a surprise, I assure you.Derek,
Congrats!!
You are correct about PP Mobler - a senior moment on my part. Hansen manufactured The Chair in 1950. Mobler came later, and remain current.
Regards from Perth
Derek
Thanks Brian. It was a surprise, I assure you.Derek,
Congrats!!
You are correct about PP Mobler - a senior moment on my part. Hansen manufactured The Chair in 1950. Mobler came later, and remain current.
Regards from Perth
Derek
George, combine my surname and the speed at which I work and the numerous "learnings" I encounter with every build, I suspect they we're hiring my ancestors...must still be in my DNA
The problem I see with this topic is "politics" gets drawn into it. Certainly most posters here have some background to base an opinion on regarding what makes something "hand made". Unfortunately Mr. John Q public may have to rely on labels and advertising claims with little real knowledge of the topic. Politics too often IMHO (in my humble opinion), involves compromise, however, compromising on labels and product construction "definitions" is often counter productive.
Often those companies making products end up compromising among themselves to make the rules about labeling/describing their products. For instance, IMHO, dog food labels are intentionally vague/confusing/even deceptive. The "rules" may be designed more to cloud than illuminate the facts. I find that much of advertising, particularly in the last couple decades, attempts to target a product/companies greatest weakness and make it seem like a great strength. The whole idea of truth in advertising has become a bad joke. Certainly this environment makes defining a term like "hand made" very difficult. Even if we were to come up with the perfect definition that at once illuminated the prerequisite requirements and advantages, chances are, competing "not hand made" products would immediately find ways to cloud the subject in the public view.
When my father was completing his trade apprenticeship as a Carpenter & Joiner in Scotland during the 1950s, wood finishing was still classified as a separate trade. When he arrived in Australia, his 1st commission work was to build a traditional spiral staircase with 5 upper landings. All in timber. No tradesmen locally had the depth of knowledge to take on that type of work. I've had the opportunity to work with some extremely talented craftsmen in the woodworking trade, and he was in a league above them all. R.I.P. old man.
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In Germany,I can't recall when,they used to actually have a contest where several craftsmen would build stair cases in a large room to compete with each other!
I watched a video about Red Wing shoes being made in their factory. I would call them hand made. Hand made in America. Awesome.
Pat, I am not sure whether one needs to be logged in or not. The link should take you to a list of Pop Wood award winners. Here is the link again ..
http://www.popularwoodworking.com/wo...awards-winners
Regards from Perth
Derek
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Thanks Fred
Regards from Perth
Derek
Many thanks for the kind words Pat.
Regards from Perth
Derek
{"I find that much of advertising, particularly in the last couple decades, attempts to target a product/companies greatest weakness and make it seem like a great strength. The whole idea of truth in advertising has become a bad joke."}
AAAmen. Deceptive propaganda has always been around and will no doubt remain. Too much biased, politics, and the all mighty dollar to ever rid ourselves of the disease which infects the consumers will to decide. " That's all I got to say about that" ( Forest Gump )
Risky, like a shaper with spindle runout and a skipping feeder?
Bumbling forward into the unknown.