The most noted invention of Shaker origin is the circular saw. A widely recounted story relates that one Tabitha Babbitt, a member of the Harvard (Massachusetts) settlement, had the idea in 1810 that “the circular-saw blade connecting a round blade to a water-powered machine would be able to cut lumber much more easily. The Shakers community chose not to take a patent for this groundbreaking invention. They decided, rather, to share it with the outside world, so everyone could benefit.”
Posted on: Sun, 13 Apr 2014 15:09:33 +0000
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