tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post9168565447731433759..comments2023-10-19T05:40:59.162-04:00Comments on Sippican Cottage: Each One Is Identically DifferentSippicanCottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-63057449621929330162009-04-15T18:48:00.000-04:002009-04-15T18:48:00.000-04:00Mr Arthur: Isn't it the small (but important) diff...Mr Arthur: <I>Isn't it the small (but important) differences that give things their worth?</I>Hope so. Jury's still out.<br /><br />Ruth Anne- Cover charge. <br /><br />E.R.: I find writing and making things similar, too.SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-38332011706587242662009-04-15T18:07:00.000-04:002009-04-15T18:07:00.000-04:00Build things in my spare time, with a combination ...Build things in my spare time, with a combination of power (mostly) and hand tools. Before I quit working with my back and started working with my head I programmed and ran CNC machines.<br /><br />The only thing more amazing than watching a machine create a usable item out of a useless one- and doing it with several tool changes in less time than it would take with a manual machine to do the first setup- is watchng a usefull item emerge from a useless piece of wood, one tool stroke at a time.<br /><br />Particularly when that item only existed in your mind prior to the sharpness of your tools and the strength of your hands created it.<br /><br />I've done some writing too (not as well as our host, I'll be the first to admit) and writing generates that same creative feeling, where the use of the right wood/word combinations result in something that is a sum greater than all its parts.<br /><br />And, the well written piece can be as much an heirloom as the best crafted furniture.<br /><br />Try doing that with a CNCAn Edjamikated Redneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881476802902468670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-73246836865632425772009-04-15T09:00:00.000-04:002009-04-15T09:00:00.000-04:00So that PayPal charge was a commission?So that PayPal charge was a commission?Ruth Anne Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936054116421006847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-29620955253540844612009-04-15T08:44:00.000-04:002009-04-15T08:44:00.000-04:00Sort of on point: I had the opportunity to talk to...Sort of on point: I had the opportunity to talk to the manager of the Gibson Custom Shop - Rick Gembar - and he said that with CNC gear every Les Paul could be made identical to the next one. But, he said, "I'm not in the business of making commodities". Isn't it the small (but important) differences that give things their worth?misterarthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697612334770463535noreply@blogger.com