89 …とあるマサルの日常その２ (2/2)

Masaru is not a craftsman by any means. He is not a craftsman by any means, but his consciousness has been gradually shifting away from that of the average person since he began studying engineering mechanics in high school, and he is accustomed to precision work due to his experience at a steel factory where he worked for three years before working at a home improvement store, and he is a little too detailed when it comes to work.

I would like to add to Masaru's statement that for the average person, 1cm or 1mm is a small error that is not worth worrying about, but for a person who does hand finishing or machining, a 1mm error is a huge error. As a matter of fact, there are many people in Japanese factories who work in such a way that an error of 1/50th of a millimeter can be detected just by stroking their fingers or looking at the work with their eyes. In the opinion of such people, errors that can be seen with a quick glance are unpleasant. This is the reason why Japan is said to be a fine and sensitive country. .

After that, they talked about how inaccurate their knives were for 30 minutes: ....

”...I feel like I'm being told something great. I feel like I can do it.

”...I don't think I can do it .... I don't think I can do it.

”No, it's impossible... because 1mm is just this one scale, right? I don't think I can do it. .... ”No, that's impossible.

”No, it's impossible... because 1mm is this one scale, and 1/10th of that is .” The word ”impossible” keeps increasing, and frustration becomes dismay, and dismay becomes resignation.

”Huh? Impossible? Is this still impossible?

Masaru took out nine pairs of knives, exactly the same as the ones he had given as a sample.

”There are nine pairs here. There are ten of them, and as I said before, they're all made with an error of less than 1/10 of a millimeter. If you don't believe me, you can check them later. In case you're wondering, I had three years of schooling and three years of work experience in manufacturing, but I've never done any serious forging, have I?

They all look at me in disbelief, but it's true. I've never made knives, even though I've been interested in it, and I've never even seen forging, even though I've heard of it.

I've never even seen a forging forge, let alone heard of one.” ”Don't you think it's a matter of pride for a craftsman to offer a product at the same price but not with the same precision? If the weapon malfunctions due to a lack of skill on your part, the lives of those who use it are at stake. Do you really think that's acceptable?

The craftsmen were silent... Yes, impossible or unreasonable is not acceptable.

It's not like we thought we'd be able to do that much from the start, so we're on schedule. What?

”What?

”From now on, you will have three years to be able to do the same thing as this. What?

Three years? Isn't that too short? .... No.

No, no, you are professionals, right? It's not that you can or can't do it. It's not that you can't or won't do it, it's just that if you can't, you won't be able to make a living. Good luck with that. Good luck.

The forgers realized that there was no escape from Masaru's smiling face.