Ok, so maybe this isn't all that great, but I guess I got into this habit by necessity. My family comes from the "sticks" of Notheast GA. There was a Mac D30 that I personally ran years after it was retired for the 1010S that was my grandfather's and his first cousins only power saws. I havent found a buzz saw or any other means of cutting wood on the property, so I'm assuming that they used hand saws before that. Granted, its not that cold down here, but I remember some days the ground was frozen, so it did get cold. Old house was like a barn with no insulation, so a fire in the wood heater did feel nice.
I dont even have to worry about building a fire if I don't want to, its just nice to know I was able to make that warmth and not the power company.
I idolized my grandfather and the way he made his life and the way he saw fit to live it. He and the rest basically saved the world as we all know it, and we owe them at least a little bit of respect and reflection. What they did worked, and worked well. No reason not to like it, just hard to duplicate now.
Maybe I try to pay my respects by keeping a few pieces of Robert McCullochs innovation alive. Here is that 1010S that my grandpa had. He was the last person to use it. Ive handled it, but haven't tried to start it or use it...yet.
