Is it only ornamental? And why are they usually webbed feet (or at least they are in my experience)?

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    Ah, ok. So, they could work on say, one big piece of something for a rich person and stretch it out for a year, versus doing 6-12 for people over the same period of time?

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      Yes, top craftsmen would get deeper into their craft for their own personal interests and their previous commercial success afforded them the luxury to become more like—or essentially—fine artists.