Philly
Established Member
Hi All,
I was recently flicking through a woodworking book, "The Handymans Book" by Paul Hasluck. I don't know if anyone is familiar with this one, it's a re-print of a book from 1903 on the "tools, materials and processes employed in woodworking". What strikes me every time I pick it up is this-every woodworking task or problem has been solved 100's of years ago. The hand tools we drool over today were designed and evolved to perfection over decades of use. Jigs and tricks were found to carry out a thousand jobs. It awes me to be part of a tradition that reaches back generations.
Thinking on this, what geuine advances have been made in woodworking techniques over the past, say, 20 years?
I'll be interested in your replies,
regards,
Philly![Big grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I was recently flicking through a woodworking book, "The Handymans Book" by Paul Hasluck. I don't know if anyone is familiar with this one, it's a re-print of a book from 1903 on the "tools, materials and processes employed in woodworking". What strikes me every time I pick it up is this-every woodworking task or problem has been solved 100's of years ago. The hand tools we drool over today were designed and evolved to perfection over decades of use. Jigs and tricks were found to carry out a thousand jobs. It awes me to be part of a tradition that reaches back generations.
Thinking on this, what geuine advances have been made in woodworking techniques over the past, say, 20 years?
I'll be interested in your replies,
regards,
Philly