Subject: [CR]Mysteries of framebuilding
Nick quizzed:
> How does making a profit hinder an artisan from producing quality work?
> I have heard this mentioned from several other sources and have a
difficult time comprehending this thought process. If it was in fact true;
their best work would be free.
No mystery. It means only that the framebuilding was not so very profitable and other aspects of the business, such as painting, subsidized the framebuilding by covering a disproportionate share of the overhead.
Hugh Enox
La Honda, California
foggy at the coast today