Rant: My dad's brick saw never needed a power cord

I remember helping him cut bricks with a simple hand saw and water. These days, crews bring out loud electric saws for every little cut. Sure, it's faster, but you lose the touch for judging the material. He could tell if a brick was brittle just by the sound it made while cutting. I still use his old saw on small jobs, and it never lets me down.

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the_jamie6mo ago

That skill of judging material by sound, did that translate to other parts of his work too? Like, could he just listen to a wall tap and know what was going on with it?

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diana3146mo ago

Yeah the "listen to a wall tap" thing comes from years of practice giving you a gut feeling.

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blair1866mo ago

I always figured that wall-tapping thing was mostly superstition. Learning it's earned through practice changes the whole picture. Turns out that gut feeling is a trained skill with wider uses.

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