[Jewelry making - Article 00840] - Re: [Orchid] FTC guidelines

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Quote from FTC guidelines

        were accomplished by hand labor and manually-controlled methods
        which permit the maker to control and vary the construction

    The words "manually-controlled methods" allows for such tools as a
    buffer, a skillsaw, a table saw, a drill press, a mill, a
    lathe...etc All are manually controlled and are within the bounds of
    the FTC guidelines. 

    You can saw a piece of wood on a table saw, the cut might be
    straight, it might not be straight, you might even cut your hand off.
    The "manually controlled" tool always includes the "workmanship of
    risk". I would highly recommend anyone truly interested in
    "hand-made" vs. "machine -made" issues read the book by David Pye
    "The Nature and Art of Workmanship", along with looking at case law
    regarding "hand-made". Pye has defined what is valuable in terms of
    workmanship on two levels: the workmanship of risk, meaning a quality
    of work dependent on the judgment, dexterity and care with which one
    works, and the workmanship of certainty, which involves predetermined
    results before a thing is made, such as in automated production. 

    The question really comes down to where one draws the line. If we
    were to interpret the FTC quote above so literally as to not allow
    any electricity, then wouldn't a smith have to mine his/her own
    metal. Incorporating sheet made by powered rolling mills would render
    your piece machine-made. 

    What about pre-electricity manufacturing when water wheels were
    driving entire machine shops and factories? 

Just a few thoughts on this recurring topic...
Sincerely,
Phil
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