[Jewelry making - Article 00903] - Re: [Orchid] Definition of Master Jeweller

[patpruitt]

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>     In my opinion a jeweller should not be able to call themselves a
>     Master jeweller without absolute proof of the applicable skills.
>     What do you think 

    Well lets define it, all provided by wikipedia.com 

    - Master, a fully qualified artisan or craftsman in a guild 

    - A Guild is an association of craftspeople in a particular trade 

    - Master Tradesman is a person who has a greater level of skill than
    most in the licensed trades 

    - Master Craftsman (my personal favorite) was a member of a guild.
    In the European guild system, only master craftsmen were allowed to
    actually be members of the guild. 

    An aspiring master would have to pass through the career chain from
    apprentice to journeyman before he could be elected to become a
    master craftsman. He would then have to produce a sum of money and a
    masterpiece before he could actually join the guild. If the
    masterpiece was not accepted by the masters, he was not allowed to
    join the guild, possibly remaining a journeyman for the rest of his
    life. Becoming a master was often very hard. In many guilds, the
    master craftsman had strict obligations, one of which was to take on
    an apprentice (or several depending on the craft) to ensure the
    survival of the guild.Without apprentices, there would be no one
    left to continue the craft. 

    Personally in modern times, the tem *Master* is bestowed upon one by
    their peers in recognition of their expertice in their given
    craft/trade. The term Master should NEVER be self appointed, unless
    that person has gone thru the formal training (see above), even at
    that point, it is bestowed upon them. 

    Asking a good budy of mine many years ago, who has been a self
    taught silversmith/mosaic artist longer than I have been on this
    earth, if he considers himself a *Master* at his trade, his remark
    was very humbling. "Calling yourself a Master is recognizing that you
    have accepted your ignorance and closed your mind to learn. When
    others call you a Master, it is their recoginition that you excell in
    your trade or craft and remain open to learning new things about what
    you do." 

    Lastly, let us not forget.... 

    - Jedi Master, the highest rank in the Star Wars, Jedi Order. 

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