[Jewelry making - Article 00854] - Re: [Orchid] FTC guidelines

[Cairenn]

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    I've been following this discussion, with some interest. I would like
    more clearification on what they mean. If they they are ruling out
    electric powered tools, then there are a lot of handmade work that
    woundn't qualify. A potter couldn't use clay that had been processed
    by a pug mill, a leather worker would have to be able to prove that
    the leather they used was not machine tanned. Seed bead work, would
    not qualify, because the beads are machined, after being made. What
    is worse, folks have used machines for centuries. There were water
    powered hammer mills, in the 1400's. Iber-Oberstein was using water
    powered grinders, by that time. By the way, what is their definition
    of 'raw materials'? I would think that hand controled power tools
    would be OK. My feeling is this a government regulation, written by
    someone, who was not aware of what is really handmade. The city of
    Dallas almost passed an ordinance, some years ago, that would have
    banned mammals from the city, also apes, aardvarks, anteaters,
    through the alphabet to zebra. Luckily the local dog show folks got
    a copy and the city council got warned. 

Cairenn, the Howling Artist
www.howlingartist.com
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