In the 21st century, however, we’ve entered the epoch of slide-compound-laser-guide-wormdrive-cordless everything. Hand tools don’t gain much toe-hold on the jobsite anymore.
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If you’re one of those carpenters who has to think about where your hand saw is—if you even have one—you’re not alone. But well through the middle of the 20th century, hand saws—sharp ones—could likely be found on most sites cutting the boards that built the houses of our history.
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