When I was a kid, every construction site (back before big fences to keep
you out) featured a radial arm saw.
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How do you figure? Framing has been done with circular saws for as long as
I
can remember. Prior to the advent of chopsaws, trim was done with manually
operated mitre boxes. In my experience, the RAS has been a shop tool 99%
of
the time.