@built.pretty: In the 1760s, British toolmakers cornered the market on fine saws, and American carpenters paid dearly for imports. When local smiths like Henry Disston began crafting high-quality saws in the 1840s, it didn’t just build houses, it built American independence in the trades. The Disston factory eventually became one of the largest tool manufacturers in the world.

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