Mike in Sacto wrote

Are they practical?  Anybody here read John Goffe's Mill?

George Woodbury wrote the book, published in 1948.  He inherited the mill
and ended up putting it to work.  It became his sole source of income as he
invented more and different jobs for it to do.  During WW II it powered a
lathe at which he manufactured lignum vitae bearings for the Navy.

Heck of a good read.  Probly ought to be on some required reading list for
Galoots.

Thanks for the tip off on this book Mike. Just finished the InterLibrary
Loan copy this morning on the train. Heck of a good read and very galootish
in its content and tone.

I've read much of the 'required galoot reading list' Sturt, Rose, etc. and
I can whole heartedly recommend John Goffe's Mill to the list.

Many of the passages in the book reflect both Chris Schwartz' current
output aboutworking with your hands as well as another book I'm reading
now, Shop Class as Soulcraft, by Matthew Crawford on the
compatmentalization of skill and craft for the benefit of the managers and
owners at the expense of craftsman.
Great read, thank you.
-- 
Michael-Frightening the neighbors since the year Four