on 03/09/2003 01:46 PM, joe starck at joestarck2003@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> Richard-
> To answer your questions below with brevity, when the framebuilder is done
> designing he replaces his artisan hat with his craftsman hat; and to each his
> own hat size and taste.
Uh ... Joe? You might want to check the dictionary.
ar·ti·san Pronunciation Key (ärt-zn, -sn) n.
A skilled manual worker; a craftsperson. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Probably French, from Italian artigiano, from Vulgar Latin *artitinus, from Latin arttus, skilled in the arts, past participle of artre, to instruct in the arts, from ars, art-, art. See ar- in Indo-European Roots.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ arti·san·al (ärt-z-nl, -s-, ärt-znl) adj. arti·san·ship n. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
crafts·man Pronunciation Key (krftsmn) n.
A man who practices a craft with great skill. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ craftsman·like adj. craftsman·ly adj. craftsman·ship n. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
> Joe Starck,
> Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
> Richard Rose <rmrose@toast.net> wrote:Joe Starck wrote, in part:
>
>> Hi Curt-
>> I think if a builder takes some old stamped lugs out of a box and alters
> them by adding or removing material for a new and pleasing look then the
> builder is an artisan. If the builder takes some IC lugs out of a box and
> removes the casting lines and other blips--that aint artisanship.
>> Joe Starck,
>> Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
>
> Hi Joe, welcome to the list:
> Now, suppose the artisan in question works all sort of magic on those
> stamped lugs but screws the pooch on the rest of the frame. Is he still an
> artisan? Does the guy using the IC pieces (maybe of his own design), who
> puts together a superior product and a good looking one to boot now qualify
> as an artisan?
> Hmmm, me thinks this is far more complicated than what kind of lug is used.
> Richard Rose (Toledo, Ohio)
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