This feels like a very odd form of gatekeeping; if it's art, is it not also blacksmithing?
Not to mention there's a whole bunch of functional-practical middle ground. The sword/knife people produce objects with usable blades but aesthetic qualities. Then there's literal gatekeeping: wrought-iron gates and fencing are both practical and aesthetic. Traditional in the UK although a lot got unnecessarily scavenged during the war.
Not to mention there's a whole bunch of functional-practical middle ground. The sword/knife people produce objects with usable blades but aesthetic qualities. Then there's literal gatekeeping: wrought-iron gates and fencing are both practical and aesthetic. Traditional in the UK although a lot got unnecessarily scavenged during the war.