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I see "Hand Crafted" associated with just about everything made of wood, leather, crafts, textiles, and much more these days. I am wondering what others opinion of what "hand crafted" means. Webster defines hand crafted as built by hand rather than machine.
If one were to build boxes with hand sawn dovetail joints but use an electric sander prior to finishing?
What if someone cut bird houses by hand yet used a pneumatic staple gun to assemble them?
I can easily understand that if someone builds something using only hand tools it can be called hand crafted.
Lets say someone uses power tools to build it. Can it still be considered hand crafted? If so, where does it end?
What if one were to build something and then proceed to mass produce it...by means of better machines or jigs that incorporate repeatability and/or increased speed?
Do the products made by machines like a cnc shark or laser cutters that are gradually becoming more affordable to the hobbyist still count as hand crafted?
Just something I have been pondering as of late and am interested in hearing opinions. Open for discussion/debate.
If one were to build boxes with hand sawn dovetail joints but use an electric sander prior to finishing?
What if someone cut bird houses by hand yet used a pneumatic staple gun to assemble them?
I can easily understand that if someone builds something using only hand tools it can be called hand crafted.
Lets say someone uses power tools to build it. Can it still be considered hand crafted? If so, where does it end?
What if one were to build something and then proceed to mass produce it...by means of better machines or jigs that incorporate repeatability and/or increased speed?
Do the products made by machines like a cnc shark or laser cutters that are gradually becoming more affordable to the hobbyist still count as hand crafted?
Just something I have been pondering as of late and am interested in hearing opinions. Open for discussion/debate.