Thread: Made to last

From my experience a good craftsman makes a good product which will last - as opposed to being made to last. I am fortunate enough to have a few of these products, some being over two hundred years old and still going strong. I've also know some modern craftsman making the same products and they didn't seem to be too fussed about it or even the customer - they just did what they do.

My dad has a Clovis spear point made of flint that is about 13,500 years old. It would work just as well today as 13,500 years ago when it was made.

My point is I think what was made a couple of centuries ago, by it's very nature is going to last generations when used by responsible people that care for their tools. I am sure that there are thousands of razors that did not make it based on abuse or some other factor.