[Jewelry making - Article 01419] - Re: [Orchid] Definition of "jeweler"

[andy cooperman]

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    It's kind of like those homeowners who proudly show off the house
    that "we remodeled", by which they mean they paid the people swinging
    the hammers, solving the problems and creating the space. 

    "Jeweler" is one of those descriptive titles that is inaccurate and
    misleading. Earlier on, my dad-- at the time an engineer-- would
    scratch his head when I told him that I was becoming a jeweler (never
    mind trotting out the word metalsmith....) and ask: "You mean one one
    of those old gentleman showing rings out of a showcase in a store?" 

    He does better with metalsmith, now, than jeweler. 

Andy
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