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The Korean blacksmith
By Robert Neff
According to an old Korean saying, there are no good knives in a blacksmith s house, meaning the blacksmith sells all the knives he makes and keeps only the old worn-out ones for his own family s use. It is a matter of interpretation as to whether this implied the blacksmith was too poor to afford his own wares or that he was negligent to his own family s needs.
Considering the blacksmith occupation seems to have been fairly profitable, perhaps it was the latter.
In 1901, Korean blacksmiths at the American gold mining concession in northern Korea were some of the most-prized employees. Their training and skill allowed them to command a monthly wage of $9 while Korean miners ― whose work was especially difficult and dangerous ― received only $7.50. The next tier of Korean employees were the shovelers, ore car operators and mill employees who received $6, and then the common laborers who received $4.50. ....

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