Frank Fusco
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I just watched a recorded Roy Underhill show. It was made in a wood working shop in a small New York town. The shop is entirely old belt-driven tools. They make windows for restoring old victorian style houses. The old tools are pretty fascinating things. Some are capable of multiple tasks. All are designed with incredible ingenuity. Just 'cause folks lived 100 or 200 years ago doesn't mean they were stupid. Some of the machines are downright incredible. However, they all had one major feature in common. Very dangerous. All cutters and blades were exposed, as were moving parts. The slightest inattention would be certain to result in horrible injuries.