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It's not just a jig, its like a 
"learning center" too.

Before reaching it's point in a Fountainhead, knowledge can be gathered and  
distilled, finally making distinct connections.  This knowledge then becomes a 
clearly purposeful,  productive, workable collection of useful information.  
Read "The 50 Giants of Industry" 

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Here's an Old Fable you should like.... 

Shawn discovered that his Uncle was methodically building a manufacturing "process" instead of just 
laboring to remember how each chair was made each time.  The chairs fit better because each part was 
accurately gauged with his simple jigs that he worked "ON."  He was told, "With jigs you work "ON" your 
shop and your goals, not "IN" them.

Shawn didn't know what he wanted to do with his life. He liked woodworking, he liked machines and building things, and struggled for years trying to come upon something that would give him a leg up on what the whole business was about.   

One day Shawn went on a long trip to visit his Uncle who lived besides an old Indian reservation. His home was located near a huge forest, with an old watermill next to his shop stocked with oak, maple and pine logs. The shop had an old pellet stove for the long winters spent in his shop surrounded by work that he loved to do. His uncle built furniture, using jigs and gauges with the most efficient techniques, wasting little wood, and producing the finest furniture which he supplied to the local Indians and businesses. His Uncle was growing too old to keep up with all of the work and The Old Man was preparing to cut back on making his popular furniture. 

There is an old saying... "When the student is ready, the teacher will appear."  

The problem was that Shawn didn't know where to start in his search for knowledge.   He was told that success means knowing where to look;  so Shawn thought... "If I could somehow get my Uncle to spill his secrets. To get him to explain what it takes to get inside and to grasp some of the secrets of his skills and tools, Industry, and manufacturing."  Shawn felt like an outsider, but he remembered that he was told not to be too nosey or to meddle in his Uncle's affairs. 

One day, Shawn's uncle stared up at the loft in his shop filled with furniture. He was about to take the season's work to his dealer nearby. He was sort of bragging to Shawn for awhile, and then The Old Man said "Here is the unknown key, the inside scoop son."

"Tools are everywhere, they all around us, but using them to their greatest potential needs to be everyone's goal. What made me different from thousands of others was that I read an old book early in my life that gave me insight and confidence, knowing that what I was doing was done before me. I read the old book twice, and it gave me a basic clarity, and introduction to the world of creativity, especially the politics, and the theory and history of science and engineering. 

It gave me confidence, and I had really become focused. I wanted to become an expert. Folks soon knew that I really was quite an expert, and they respected me because I was full of enthusiasm."  

Shawn's Uncle was an "Old World" type and he told me to "Avoid the words can't." He said that....."Nothing is new under the sun Shawn, but too much becomes disconnected and often needs to be rediscovered by every third or fourth generation." 

He said that  "The answers are all available, they are all organized, but I just didn't know where to look."   He said that he knew that he had become an expert because he had a goal and he had finally learned where to look for things.  His enthusiasm and hard work helped him to get over many barriers.

Here's the best part...

My Uncle candidly said that..... "I gained an important position in a large woodshop back home, and I helped the company grow and earn more money." The Old Man said that I needed a "Good learnin."  He said that when he started out building a shop, he always thought about making different pieces of furniture, but in haste, only focused upon making one of each.  "I was working "IN" the shop, not "ON" the shop."   "It became too time consuming when I was making just one." 

Then, I learned how to work "ON" the shop, building jigs so that my furniture parts were consistent, and so I could make whole runs of parts ready for assembly."  The marked or  numbered, simple jigs were scattered all around the shop,  developed to position the furniture parts for accurate machining.  That was it!  My uncle was methodically building a manufacturing "process" instead of just laboring to remember how each chair was made each time.  The furniture fit better because each part was accurately gauged in his simple jigs he worked "ON."   So before I knew it, I had my small manufacturing shop.

He  also mentioned a few books he read... like the 50 Giants of Industry.  "I never realized that it was so important to know about some of the Giants of Industry. These Giants had a rare quality...enthusiasm, and a bond of loyalty to their community and their society. They were scientists, scholars, philosophers and mechanics, and they all had these same things in common, plus much more. They all knew that man had infinite capabilities by sticking to their goals in spite of opposition."

My uncle said that "In recent times, men have acquired tools just to see their shiny brass knobs. They fiddle with their tools for awhile and then lose interest. Guys collect tools, buy priceless hammers, chrome plated tools, not knowing that trade, commerce, the whole darn economy depends upon them knowing how they all work and how they have been put to use for hundreds of years. The opportunity to become an expert is all about desire, not spending, and hoping or wishing. 

Desire is the starting point of all achievement. Individual persistence was not common around me. People collected a few tools, but then lost interest. To me son, machines are sacred....we know their potential.. Why did people sell their tools and give up the trade? Most people are reluctant to improve skills and processes to take the place of those which fail. They give up. Education was not my only answer;  reading a few selective books cut the time I needed for other learnin in half."  As for a little basic math, and how to run wood machines, that was a natural instinct, which you seem to have also.  

The opportunity to perfect a skill, to become an expert is all about the desire, not hoping or wishing. Desire is the starting point of all achievement. Individual persistence was not common all around me. Why did people sell their tools and give up the trade? They lost some of their faith and desire. They gave up searching for connections to give them enough purpose in  their trade. They would often rather complain;  "You can't make a dime, making stuff is too hard, nobody buys furniture, selling things are tough, times are tough."

Some of those who do connect, and do persevere find that they really can do what they were afraid they couldn’t do.  The Old Man turned and pointed to an old machine resting next to his shop.  "You see that old saw? That machine is resting quietly. Lot's of work, science, technology, books, learning, and wisdom went into making that machine. Hence, it performed well, and many machines like it have their own part in the growth and continuity of technology.  The reason I spent so many years buzzing through my stock was because I felt like a giant knowing what I knew. When I was young, I thought everyone else knew more, and my heart wasn't in making anything right. Once I gained some skill, some sound principles and all, it all came together."

Many things had to take place for you to get to this point son. I really think you have been chosen to follow in my steps. This old shop, that little shed over yonder, and all of my fine tools can be yours, but only if you want it. It will take lot's of work, but I have prepared the best way for you to get started;  all in a few short readings. I call them my best, my "Secret" books."  Shawn almost broke down.  He said that he will serve his Uncle the best that he could.  He would be proud to see how well he takes care of it all.  They could share a great interest in the shop cause he understood it now.  

Just then Shawn was handed a copy of "The 50 Giants of Industry" and "Jigs and Gauges for Beginners" and the transfer had been made.  To get prepared for the next day, Shawn headed up to the cabin to check out the books knowing that he had been given an enormous gift.

OK, your reading this, and your wondering what this is all about. What can I possibly learn from one of these e-books. The only way to learn about machines, tools, and manufacturing is by going to college, or enduring a long, intense training program. That may be true, but much of the information in these e-books is unknown even by people who have gone through any training program. 

It was said once, that if you have common, or ordinary skills, you will do common, or ordinary work. If you can find someone to translate, or reveal what is not very obvious, you can then grasp techniques, and sharpen skills much more efficiently.  Order the Minnie Cut and get the books, or download one right now....it takes a few seconds.  

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