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Nice. Reminds me of my late uncle's shop.

I get somewhat of a jolt - part reverence, part amazement at what our forebears accomplished with minimal tools and broad knowledge of first principles of math, metallurgy, and cutting tools. Part genius, part madman. The owner of this shop built a replica of a 1912 Curtis Pusher (in '47) and in '95 reenacted a 1912 flight - launching from the rooftop of the Multnomah Hotel in Portland.

Still amazed at what some of the old timers cold manage. My late uncle was a lifetime farmer except for his time in WWII. He was a motor-pool mechanic, served in the Burma/China theatre. Never got tired of his story about flying "over the hump" in a Gooney Bird to get to China and his time there and in India after the war.
The man was a backwoods genius when it came to things mechanical.

My Uncle wouldn't talk about his time in the war, other than lying about his age to enlist at 15. I later learned he was the one who planted the seed for photography in both my Aunt and myself.

He never mentioned much "bad" stuff but after he had been diagnosed with terminal cancer he'd talk about some things with me while I was taking my time staying with him.

Thats one hell of a drill press, great radio, wish my workshop was that well organized.

Love places like this, blokes (or girls) building stuff with basic tools, needs to be more of it.