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Some fantastic craftsmanship
Nurse Julie:
--- Quote from: Orcade-Ian on February 14, 2023, 01:02:32 PM ---Then it was all about driving people to Uni to study Underwater Origami and other very useful subjects likely to put the Country back on its feet.
Well that's my first rant of the day - sorry Steve D.
Ian
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That made I laugh 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Not sure we can blame her totally for the decline in our manufacturing industry though she was a catalyst in it's final decline.
I believe it was primarily a lack of new product investment by existing factory owners who had ready markets in the UK & Commonwealth, Red Robo, plus after WW2 countries like Germany started from scratch so foreign firms had state of the art machinery whereas ours was virtually obsolete.
I still remember almost every place I worked at from 1966-71 would have what seemed like multiple visits by clip board carrying Japanese visitors.
Strange how quickly the initial resistance in post war England to buy German & Japanese products melted away when they could buy cheaper and more reliable goods from former enemies.
This seemed to come to a head when Harold Wilson told us the pound in our pocket would be worth the same after devaluing the pound.
Bryanj:
English industry just didnt adapt quickly enough, two stories i remember
Triumph motorcycles went metric and asked for metric main bearings almost the same size as imperial ones insteas of seeing what size was most common, hence they cost 3 or 4 times the price.
Calor gas inherited the BP small ally caravan bottled gas buisiness which were very expensive to refill as they had to be washed every time so wanted a steel equivalent, UK suppliers quoted 24-36 months for design and supply, far east delivered hundreds of thousands in 3 months
SumpMagnet:
those tankards are stunning .... and I see no unsightly gaps or misaligned blocks.
Love seeing traditional skills practiced to a high degree. Just a shame it's such a rarity.
Rozabikes Tim:
Quite frankly I don't have the words to express my appreciation of how fantastically skilled such people are.
I love woodwork but would not know where to start, nor have the skill set required.
Respect.
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