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Call them axioms, adages or truisms, these sayings become fixtures in our culture because they capture a truth that at some level reflects a large number of people's life experiences.
In a previous post I mentioned the circular saw that was purchased for this construction effort. The one thing that failed to register in my consciousness while I went blithely on my way cutting wood and generating sawdust was that with a bottom-of-the-line saw one also gets a bottom-of-the-line saw blade absolutely free!
At first I attributed the increasingly sluggish nature of the cutting process to my own skill level or perhaps my tentativeness with a device that could sever any one of my limbs faster than cousin Ethan can conjure up witty rejoinders. Then I started to think that perhaps through some fluke of the global supply chain I alone was fortunate enough to have purchased from Home Depot the dozen or so 2x4s in the world that look like Douglas Fir but are actually made of mahogany. Finally, I began to suspect that the saw blade installed on my trusty saw actually started life in a junk yard shredding huge pieces of metal where, at last, when its teeth were so dull that it could be safely gnawed by an infant, one recycling engineer said to the other: "Dude! Let's slap this sucker on a circular saw and sell it to Home Depot!".
Wanting to avoid repetitive stress injury from pushing the saw through any more lumber, I went back to the store. For 7 bucks (20% of the price of the saw) I acquired a DeWalt, 7 1/4", yellow-tipped, fast cut framing saw blade. Hooo baby! The first piece of wood that fell prey to this bad boy never had a chance. It worked so well, it was like cutting a piece of paper with a brand spankin' new razor blade.
So, if any of you out there want to come over and cut some cellulose just for the fun of it, be my guest.
The saw is ready.
