Yes, the inauguration had a positive effect on me. I am still nearly giddy.
And feeling magnanimous, I will agree to the controversy over the circular saw’s invention. I never knew.....
But, as a sidebar on Wikipedia, the discussion about Sister Tabitha watching wasted motion as “2 men operated a whipsaw” comes into question. This shows how far removed most of us are from basic work.
A two man saw requires each man pull while the other man merely follow, then pull when his cohort reaches the end of his stroke. The saw cuts in either direction, but only as one man pulls. Pushing by anyone stops all progress. Anyone that has tried using such a saw figures this out very fast.
The story as I heard it is that while said Tabitha was watching the operation of a new sash saw, she mentioned half the time and effort were wasted. A sash saw, typically water powered, used a straight saw blade that cut on the down stroke. The saw then stopped and reversed the movement until it could be sent back down again. Upon reflection, Sister T came up with the idea of “chisels on a wheel” or the circular saw.
If nothing else, this is a better legacy than lending their name to the pursuit and manufacture of what most hope to be the cheapest cabinet door.