[Jewelry making - Article 00149] - Re: [Orchid] Inspirations...

[Neilthejeweler]

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>     I am sure that CAD/CAM has its place in modern manufacturing, but I
>     have an idea that it will kill off the need for hand skills in the
>     future 

    James, I've been contemplating this notion for some time now. I'll
    agree cadcam is a serious challenge for us 'workers'. But what is it
    really? Its a tool. A tool can do nothing without someone skilled
    manipulating it. 

    As to making us extinct I have my doubts. With the advent of
    synthetic stones did genuine disappear from the market as was feared?
    To the contrary I think it made the genuine article all the more
    desirable. Simply because it IS genuine. The jewelery market may
    divide further into mass market and guild origins. Hopefully there
    will always be the clientele that demands fine handwork simply for
    the wonderment of it. There may be fewer of us left after awhile but
    those that remain can fill their niches in perhaps a more profitable
    way. 

    Romancing the Stone may be adaptable to Romancing the Mounting. 

    Or 

    Render unto Cadcam the things that are Cadcam's.
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