About that Asia Trip
A couple of people had less than kind words about Rob visiting China, and the fact that woodworking tools are being made there. – Editor

"Do the Chinese workers have pictures of the displaced American workers over their work stations? Perhaps they have U.S.A. maps, made in China, as dartboards." – John Orvis

We've seen no evidence that Chinese workers hate the U.S., nor that they are any more aware of displaced American workers than we are of unemployed Chinese. Do you have pictures of unemployed Chinese workers over your workstation? When you come right down to it, we are all part of the same human race. – Editor

"I fully understand the financial realities behind the manufacture of tools offshore, but communist China? To send our jobs and cash to support a communist nation is beyond the pale for me. My family has lost five members of our family in the various military conflicts with these louts." – Bob Wollard

We feel for you, and agree that it is unspeakable to lose loved ones in any war. It should be noted, though, that we have lost fellow Americans in wars against many countries who are now our friends and trading partners, including England (Revolutionary War, War of 1812), Spain (Spanish American War), Germany, Japan and Italy (World War II), and even Americans from south of the Mason Dixon line (Civil War.) Communist China specifically is not now, nor has it ever been, at war with the U.S. They are currently one of our largest trading partners, and Chinese goods are all around us in every area of commerce. If anything, woodworking tools are one of the last avenues to jump on the bandwagon. Odds are that Chinese labor went into the clothing you are wearing, the cell phone you carry, and the computer on which you sent this letter. – Editor