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Artisan, or Pipemaker?
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<blockquote data-quote="tslots" data-source="post: 445449" data-attributes="member: 245"><p>If we go by the definitions:</p><p></p><p><strong>artisan</strong> = a worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand. </p><p>(Based on the Latin "artitus" meaning "instruct in the arts")</p><p><strong>pipe maker</strong> = someone who makes pipes</p><p></p><p>Then it would seem to me that someone who works in the Dr. Grabow factory cranking out pipes on machines for 8 hrs a day (assembly line style) would fall into the more general pipe maker category. </p><p></p><p>To me an artisan has a bit more of the art involved. Taking pieces of briar or other appropriate woods and seeing where it leads in terms of making a pipe shape that is seen in their mind. Machines can be involved in the process, but lots of hand work also. Also, an artisan usually determines when the pipe is actually "finished" vs. just having a functional pipe. Sometimes this involves scrapping efforts and starting over again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tslots, post: 445449, member: 245"] If we go by the definitions: [b]artisan[/b] = a worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand. (Based on the Latin "artitus" meaning "instruct in the arts") [b]pipe maker[/b] = someone who makes pipes Then it would seem to me that someone who works in the Dr. Grabow factory cranking out pipes on machines for 8 hrs a day (assembly line style) would fall into the more general pipe maker category. To me an artisan has a bit more of the art involved. Taking pieces of briar or other appropriate woods and seeing where it leads in terms of making a pipe shape that is seen in their mind. Machines can be involved in the process, but lots of hand work also. Also, an artisan usually determines when the pipe is actually "finished" vs. just having a functional pipe. Sometimes this involves scrapping efforts and starting over again. [/QUOTE]
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