On 2020-10-01 3:14 p.m., Erik Levin via OldTools wrote:
> I have no clue it one is more correct than the other, but I will continue to
turn the sawplate whichever way makes the job easier.

In other words, whatever works for you on the job you're doing. Pretty 
much like a spokeshave ( push or pull ) or a draw knife ( bevel up or 
down ).

Whatever helps you achieve the best result. The tool is not your master. 
You are the master of the tool.

FWIW

Don

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  - One who promotes chaos and lawlessness; a nihilist.
  - One who resents outside control or influence on his or her life, in
particular a government, and therefore desires the absence of political control.

moral nihilism - Amorality, the belief that morality does not exist, that no
action, thought or behavior is morally right or morally wrong.