Subject: "It's a poor workman who blames . . ."
From: "johnny rotten"

Power tools only make
the job go faster not better.

If you don't believe that then you've obviously never seen a
Chippendale or
Queen Anne...

This is what never fails to amaze me -
at the mill shop I go to, they will make
an elaborate custom door and jamb in about 5 days, give or take, using the
best power equipment money can buy.
How long would it have taken to make
the same door, starting with rough
boards, in the year 1830? There must
be logs somewhere giving exact detail
of tools, personnel and time frames.
It would be very interesting to see.