The cruel irony here is this could have all been avoided had the work simply been advertised as "hand crafted from machined stock", a phrase that accurately describes the nubbins plaque and probably the rest of the work as well.
I think if WC agreed to use this label from now on, and refunded those customers
who were unhappy because of this scandal, he would win a lot of respect
(mine included), despite all the foolishness that has occurred so far.