[Jewelry making - Article 00714] - Re: [Orchid] The End of The Hand Carver

[Noah Ark]

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    The real problem with cad developed pieces I have is based on
    whether the person operating the system is a jeweler or simply a
    product designer. Whether the person has worked with the materials
    and methods of jewelry directly or is like a commodity trader who's
    only concept of an object is something on paper, or this case, on a
    computer screen is the real question to be answered. I use computers
    to compose graphics and ads regularly, but it is my background in
    design that allows me to make sense of it. There is the saying
    something to the effect "it looked good on paper" that is relative
    to this discussion. Any innovation is not a good thing if it becomes
    the only thing accepted. It seems that we are being sold a pig in a
    poke, computers, while being a useful tool, are not the sole answer
    to any problem as they seem to be projected to be. I might be
    attacked as a traditionalist for saying this, but it is my belief
    that a true jeweler is a person who knows the methods and materials
    jewelry and knows how to integrate these into a strong design not the
    person who only knows how to do a 360 rotation of an cyber object on
    a computer screen. 

Peace,
Richard

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