Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-27425734-20160112054727/@comment-25396609-20160112061409

Blacksmithing in and of itseld takes a lifetime to master, and when it comes ot precision machines like foldable frame weapons it goes from time consuming to downright impractical.

Think of it this way, you ARE designing it by hand, making sure every detail is exact, but you are doing it in the most efficient way possible, and the least wastefull.

You are looking at it like a mass produced plastic toy, when it is in fact a custom machined work of art, created with a level of precision the human hand is incapable of, and in a drastically shorter period of time which makes it practical; as you are not wasting half a lifetime learning how to forge metal without turning it into mishapen slag.