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Rant: Saw a guy at the Midwest Book Arts Fair last year using a laser cutter for all his covers. Everyone was raving, but I think it's a shortcut that kills the craft.
He was making these intricate geometric patterns on bookcloth, and the crowd loved it. Said it saved him 15 hours a week. I asked him if he ever hand-tools anything anymore, and he just shrugged. It made me realize we're losing the hand skills. My shop in Toledo still does everything with a finishing press and brass tools. It's slower, but the book feels different. Am I the only one who thinks the 'maker' tech is pushing out the actual making?
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spencer7077d ago
Honestly that laser work sounds cool as hell. Saving 15 hours a week means he can make more books for people to actually buy and read. Tools change, that's just progress.
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