Raymond DeWalt
Raymond Elmer DeWalt (October 9, 1885 – May 8, 1961) was an American inventor and entrepreneur, who invented the radial arm saw in 1922.In 1924, he founded DeWALT Products Company in Leola, Pennsylvania, to manufacture and sell the “Wonder-Worker” (his name for the radial arm saw).As the company was reaching an early pinnacle of success, he sold it to found a religious communal order.He was born in Oakville Cumberland County, Pennsylvania and died in Mechanicsburg.This article about an American businessperson born in the 1880s is a stub.