Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 01/26/2000 12:34:39 PM, Wilber wrote: <<I ( along with a lot of others-this is another can of worms) feel those wonderful Shakers would have used power tools had they been>> Wilber, It is a misconception that the Shakers did not use power tools in their woodworking. While they were very conservative in their religious and moral lives, they were quick to adopt technology when it would help them. They used saws and planers that ran off of leather belted shafts turned by water powered turbines. They had to turn out miles of cabinetry for their own use as well as all those chairs they sold. They were pragmatic people. Richard Wasserman