sentences:  John saved his money and at the age of 18, traded his earthly possessions for plow castings, borrowed some carpenters tools and axes, went into the timber, and by himself, chopped down the trees, hewed and scored the sills and framework and constructed his first foundry and factory.He then began turning out cast iron plows from his new foundry.The endeavors of an 18‑year‑old to build a foundry created some interest in the surrounding countryside.