Please forgive me for backing up so far in this thread. Much earlier, Ken asked about the TTRAG archives. As a member of TTRAG, I can tell you the archive does exist and has been given a home in Dave Lanoues beautiful shop in New York. The archive will not be available online until someone can spend the time to organize it and scan the information and create a site for it. I imagine all surveys are welcome to be submitted to the archive. Ask Dave at lanoueinc@aol.com for his mailing address.
Will, you made a comment about the circular saw being invented around 1816? The info I have is that the circular saw was invented in 1777 in Eengland, but took a long time to really come into use.
I cannot seem to navigate through the thread while writing this reply so I will need to submit it and then continue replying.
Jim
The closer you look the more you see. "Heavy timber framing is not a lost art" Fred Hodgson, 1909
