[TheForge] Fw: forging contest

[Schade]

On Mar 4, 2009, at 12:43 PM, ries wrote:

> Dave, as far as I know, this test is required of every German
> apprentice, even today.
> There is something to be said for good old fashioned unions- in
> Germany, the Unions have enough influence, including seats on the
> boards of directors of steel mills and car makers, to ensure that it
> is legally required to actually know what you are doing before you can
> call yourself a machinist. Or a cabinetmaker, butcher, or, even a
> blacksmith.
>
>
> ries


It's not really that much different here in the USofA. You have to  
have a special license to drive a truck. Even more special if you are  
hauling hazardous materials. You have to be licensed to be a medical  
doctor or a lawyer. Here in Minnesota you have to be licensed to be a  
barber or cosmetologist. You have to have a special license to be a  
plumber or electrician. Certified public accountants have to be  
certified as do certified weldors.

Farmers around here have pass a test if they are going to be spraying  
certain chemicals. Teachers have to have a teaching license and  
continuing education in their field.

I would have to be convinced that there could be any problem with an  
unlicensed butcher tho. Or an unlicensed barber. And it might make  
sense to be a certified forger if you are forging crane hooks but it  
wouldn't really worry me if the guy who sells candleholders in the  
park has a license.

But  thats just me.

Bob