I use old tools. Really old tools. Made by true American craftsman. They have never seen the inside of a shipping container, and were created with sweat and blood well before the CNC was even an idea. I have a large 27" bandsaw that is over 100 years old and was originally run by a hydro powered line shaft. The other two bandsaws I have are smaller 14" Delta's with born on dates shortly after WWII. Table saws in the shop aren't quite as old but both the Unisaws I use are over 50 years old and my 16" Northfield is a 70's model. Both of my scroll saws are some of the first produced in the late 1930's. The lathe's (my metal lathe was used to make tooling at an Ammunition plant during WWII), drill press, belt/disk sander's, and even my dust collector are pre computer era tools. Some of my smaller tools and hand tools are from the modern age but for the most part you could have walked into a woodworkers shop in the early 70's and seen the exact same tools as what I use today. I have NO CNC ENVY, I repeat I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO COMPUTER OR CNC ENVY! Back in highschool I ran a wood cnc machine used for "Custom" trim in conversion vans. Nothing custom, or handmade about anything made with one of those. Each one is exactly like the one that rolled out before it. Might be different wood or finish but it's still exactly the same. You may be one of the few that label you calls as CNC'd but so many try to hide it. Don't try and say we all are jealous of you because you do it. By the way the common man wouldn't be able to afford anything without electricity, because most common men now day's wouldn't live very long without it. Half of them would have a hard time making it if they couldn't text.
CW
Proud to say my calls are never exactly the same, and are American Made on American Made tools.
