[Jewelry making - Article 01094] - Re: [Orchid] Apprenticeships?

[The Doctor]

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    Kevin, it sounds like you've found a "diamond in the rough" in your
    apprentice. Kudos to you for realizing how far ahead of the
    apprentice you will always stay. Many operators lose the prospect of
    a good apprentice over worrying about him/her becoming "The
    Competition." 

    I've found over the years that competition isn't a bad thing. It is
    what makes us strive to be better. That is, unless one is the type
    to "badmouth" to reduce the competition instead of letting the work
    speak for itself. The recent thread about one shop touting their die
    struck vs. cast (not casted, heh heh) item as superior is a prime
    example. The customers of both of those places will not likely
    understand the difference, probably give up in confusion, and find a
    third party that has no affiliation with the feud, and the first two
    businesses will suffer the loss together. 

James in SoFl

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