J. Clarke took a can of maroon spray paint on November 24, 2007 12:47 pm and
wrote the following:

FrozenNorth wrote:
dpb took a can of maroon spray paint on November 24, 2007 11:53 am
and wrote the following:

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
...

... How many people are willing to spend $xxx more for brand D
knowing they have superior quality of a machine built by
experienced
craftsmen?

Not nearly enough, apparently...

That is the crux of the problem, the company has to move enough
product to cover overheads and show a bottom line. There isn't
enough people willing to spend extra for a quality product to
support
the facilities to create that quality. Unfortunately this extends
far beyond wood working tools, but to pretty much everything we need
in life, including a nice pair of warm socks.

If you can't find a nice pair of warm socks you aren't looking very
hard. My expedition weight Thorlos keep my feet nicely warm on my
motorcycle at highway speeds in New England winter weather.

Oh, I can find warm socks, problem is they don't last, before the sole wears
out. They just aren't as good as they were twenty or so years ago.

/me steps down from personal soapbox


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