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>>53810876
Things in the past were expensive because they were almost completely hand made. Because they were expensive they were made to last. When you buy furniture from IKEA it is made to last at most 10 years. If it last more it is actually badly designed because it outlasted the time IKEA planed for you to buy a new one. Hand crafted nail is better than new mass produced one because nails were actually expensive in the past and no one will buy nails from you if your nails are not good. The furniture made with said nails is also better because if the nails are expensive you will not use 30 nails for something like one drawer. So if you put nail you put it on only when there is no other option and you make the joints to fit together and hold the whole thing with minimal nails. If you see a straight dovel like on my photo that is commonly used today on old furniture chances are this was something made by apprentice carpenter and he got a lot scrutiny for it. Same with things like leather. You can get great leather shoes today, probably better than ones made 100 years ago but they cost 1000$. Same with glassworks, same with everything. The difference is today you can get good quality stuff if you know what you are looking for at fair prices. Maybe they will not be collectable in the future but they will serve you right for many years.