You can not be a craftsman doing general commercial work, it just takes
too long. That does not mean that many tradesmen do not know how to do a
craftsmanlike job, just that economics does not allow in normally.
Saying that I did work for a contractor once who would only take time
and materials jobs, working for him we could do much better quality work
that usual, it was a nice experience. Workmanlike is acceptable,
craftsmanlike is perfect, that pretty much is the definition of the two.
graywolf
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Tom Reese wrote:
Graywolf wrote:
A workman is someone who does work in an acceptable commercial manner,
if you are in a union and you do not do the job in a workmanlike manner
you can be made to do it over on your own time, something the anti-union
types never think about. This is what you expect from a contractor and
seldom get, the workmen often have to fight the boss in order to do the
job right because he bid on the basis of doing a hack job.
I don't disagree with you Tom but I have to point out that there are many
craftsmen in the unions too. I've worked with carpenters, dockbuilders,
laborers, electricians, operators etc for 34 years and I've known many
tradesmen who took great pride in their work.
Tom Reese
