He distinguishes his own work completely from that of the craftsman who is mystically connected to his materials and obsessively devoted to honing his skill. Crawford is good at fixing stuff. Though he is quite comfortable quoting Heidegger, he is the antithesis of a Heideggerian - uninterested in medieval agrarianism and utterly unpossessed of any religious affectation about the nature of work. He has respect for practicality and usefulness above all. It's like Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance without the Zen. Motorcycle maintenance is quite enough for Crawford.

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