Britain’s vellum industry is booming, quietly

Re:Britain’s vellum industry is booming, quietly by sandworm101 on Monday January 24, 2022 @10:52AM (#30059131)

Clog making? We should probably add witchfinding to the list of happily-dead professions. Times change. Some jobs disappear.

>> "Compass making NEW FOR 2021"

Really? There isn't a single company making a compass? All those people building specialized electronics for satellites and military aircraft and none of them include a compass in their products? Or does "compass making" only mean the old-fashioned floating needle compasses that were long ago replaced by electronics?

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Re:Britain’s vellum industry is booming, quietly by laputan_machine on Monday January 24, 2022 @11:00AM (#30059254)

1) It will be for the UK, not the world

2) It clearly states it's for magnetic compasses, it does not include solid state compasses.

https://heritagecrafts.org.uk/compass-making/

3) I do not understand why your writing tone has such indignation.

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Re:Britain’s vellum industry is booming, quietly by sandworm101 on Monday January 24, 2022 @11:08AM (#30059410)

Because I see far too much time/effort/money being spent on the "protection" of certain crafts while more practical things are being left to rot. Tax dollars should only be spent on heritage crafts once the economically-relevant trades are protected. At the moment places like Britain are hemorrhaging tech skills and knowledge.

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