Another ten..twelve years of frame making and you might have a change of heart about your current post. Age, or perhaps it is experience, often tends to make people relax about some things. Not that the passion grows softer, but the vision grows wider. Then you die...what a waste.
Dennis Young
Hotaka, Japan
> When I first saw the pictures of e-Richie's Nagasawa I noticed what seemed
> to be several flaws. But, since everyone was falling all over each other
> saying how perfect the frame was, I figured it was my 8 year old computer
> monitor. I have since got a new fancy monitor, and now I can see the flaws
> better.
> I am amazed and somewhat amused that people seem to like flaws, and take
> them as some sort of sign of craftsmanship. The customer is always right
> (my new mantra), so I am offering to add file marks and flaws to my frames
> at no extra cost. The customer can also choose the placement and type of
> flaw that they prefer. Maybe with this option, I can get some frame orders.
> I have tried for the last 30 years to make my frames as flawless as
> possible. It seems odd that we have gotten to the point that we are
> revering flaws.
> Regards,
> Bruce Gordon
> Bruce Gordon Cycles
> http://www.bgcycles.com