[TML] Personal Armor Noise was Re: Current USAF fleet

[Knapp]

On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 6:17 AM, Richard Aiken <raikenclw at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 12:06 AM, Bruce Johnson
>  <johnson at pharmacy.arizona.edu> wrote:
>  > Hand made by a master craftsman with no time constraint: good.
>  > Hand made by a buncha apprentices with quotas to meet...not so much.
>
>  Ever since Lord of the Rings came out, whenever I think of the
>  "average medieval sword," I think of the scene where Saramon's
>  creatures are making scimitars.
>
>  --
>  Richard Aiken

http://www.csiro.au/news/PerfectKilogramMediaRelease.html

This story would indicate to me that the very best modern things are
still hand made and not mass produced. At the same time, I am sure
that they are using machines to help but this is no line job, the
masters are at work here!

-- 
Douglas E Knapp
http://sf-journey-creations.wikispot.org/Front_Page