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paulddraperyesterday at 7:48 PM1 replyview on HN

Because those power tools had just been invented and no one had experience with them.

Though in theory power tools are faster than hand tools.


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JoshTriplettyesterday at 7:58 PM

So do a workshop on power tools, measure their efficacy and the quality of the result, do some demonstration videos on power tools, get people to compare, seek feedback on their usage. Don't count electricity and sawdust, or you'll find people getting very good at expensively turning blocks of wood into sawdust.