Well-Made Things   True craftsmanship is hardly ever wasted in the service of poor design — most of us can’t help but recognize good taste   in well-made things. Good work tends to be slow, patient — the opposite of craft is haste. The tailored crease, the edge beveled just so,   the fiddler’s air you can’t forget . . . the ghost of the maker’s hand and heart is there — though perfection may be out of reach, it’s close.     © Michael Fleming Dummerston, Vermont January 2023