I think another way of considering this would be that a really good craftsman can often do excellent work even with lousy equipment. ("Lance could win the Tour on a tricycle.") As such, problems with the work tend to indicate the worker rather than the equipment being the problem. This isn't always the case, obviously, but I think it's part of where that phrase came from.
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