——It was fascinating to think that when he first learned the trades, everything was done by hand.-——
That amazes me. I can’t imagine sawing boards all day.
The old finish work amazes me too. Despite all of our mechanization, beautiful finish carpentry is a thing of the past.
Totally agree with ya. Gee..I feel old and sad right now.
Yep. And a saw wasn't just a saw, either. They had saws for all sorts of different purposes. As a youngster, I can remember asking my granddad why he had so many different saws, and he just smiled.
Tell you what, though. He loved his power tools. Up until the end, he always had the best cutting edge equipment.