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workmanship of certainty: a standalone construct

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Craft and design

term used by David Pye for making in which the result is fixed in advance by jigs and machines, so quality does not depend on moment-to-moment skill.

In craft and design, workmanship of certainty refers to term used by David Pye for making in which the result is fixed in advance by jigs and machines, so quality does not depend on moment-to-moment skill. This meaning comes from Pye (1968) in The nature and art of workmanship.[1]

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Pye, D. (1968). The nature and art of workmanship. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780289701423

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