Sometimes, things come along that just make our jobs easier and more accurate.
I can't imagine either a plumber or an electrician would trade their reciprocating saw or right angle drill in for an older method.
If I've got only a few nails to drive, it's hammer time. When framing a basement, the toys are worth setting up.
How about a good cross cut or rip saw, just don't see them used much anymore. Yankee screwdriver, when is the last time saw one around, let alone being used?
Those things are a given and certainly acceptable by my standards. What I have a problem with is seeing someone chuck a 4 1/2" hole saw into a cordless drill and burn through 2 batteries to get a hole through a tuff 2x
Sad but true---So many younger guys have no clue about door hanging----or even own a good set of chisels---
How about a good cross cut or rip saw, just don't see them used much anymore. Yankee screwdriver, when is the last time saw one around, let alone being used?
ubcguy89 said:I carry a yankee in my box. I am only 24 years old, but they can be invaluable for doing commercial door hardware if you dont have a cordless on the job
The inspiration for this thread came from over at decks and fencing when talking about Drills and augers and how I'd recognized people use their cordless drills for heavy duty drilling instead of using a real drill. Here are a few other things I see disappearing in the age of what I like to call the "Home Depot cordless screw gun contractor"
#1 Hand drive nails....just simply outdated or are they? Is it no one knows how to drive them by hand? I've seen deck framers actually frame their decks w/screws.
#2 Framing squares and the ability to read "the numbers on them".....With the proliferation of trusses you might have to do a little overframing in hips and valleys....ah just tape em for the measurement....soffitt will cover any mistakes
#3 Plumb Bobs, water levels......lazers changed this. For long distances I still maintain water level is the most accurate
#4 Combination square...replaced by speed square...at least this one doesn't poke you in the leg all day long
#5 Lumber grading that makes sense....Don't stamp it #1 if it has knots as big as my knee
#6 Carpenters that are true Carpenters and not just one trick ponies
I could go on, so much has changed, I just don't want to completely change with it. If it sounds like a lament it's because it is. Feel free to add more. I already know a lot of the old timers on here, so I expect to hear from them
dielectricunion said:Very efficient carpenter.