Jeff Burks
Member
I thought I would pitch in to this discussion with a scan of an article from The National Builder (Jan 1914), which tells the experiences of a man who became an apprentice carpenter in rural New Jersey during the year 1850. Even at this late date the amount of hand work drudgery that was being done in the building trades is quite staggering. He is sure to mention the prevalence of pit sawn lumber still being used at the time.
And just for fun here is a photograph of a 19th century lumber delivery.
Jeff
And just for fun here is a photograph of a 19th century lumber delivery.
Jeff