Straight gage stays and blades, maybe. It's also a factor of companies like Tange and Columbus deciding "Hey, maybe the market could bear Tange #3 or Cromor being sold to someone other than OEM's" Deda has their seamed cro-mo, which is a step in the right direction I suppose. I don't know, I'm neither a tubing manufacturer nor an economist. I just feel that with a simple lug/bb/crown design and enough volume, it should be possible, since the lug portions of the puzzle cost more than the tubing.