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Unpopular opinion: hand-forged tools beat machine-made 9 times out of 10
I stopped by a working smithy in Bakersfield last week and watched a guy crank out a chisel on an anvil while his fancy CNC press sat covered in dust. He said he's replaced three of those machines in five years but his granddad's hammer still works fine. Why are we chasing perfect factory welds when a hand-sharpened edge cuts just as deep and lasts longer?
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