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[wdwrx]

That's funny. Not funny ha ha, but funny strange. I guess i assumed that most of Europe was pretty much fully metric, and it was only Canada with this strange measurement identity crisis. I've assumed that the biggest hold-back to fully converting was our proximity/relationship to the US, which AFIK, didn't really adopt it, except in the scientific community.
It's a strange, strange world we live in.

 

[DJKELLY]

Even Belgium isn't completely metric. When I buy unplaned wood, it's all inches and feet. But as soon as it's planed wood, everything turns into millimeters.

Smart guy!

I converted all standard to metric for this project made of 80 year old mahogany my father brought back in a chest from Caribbean. Once you do the conversion, all subsequent measurements are so much more logical. Spock

 

[Bart]

That's beautiful work, Dennis. Well done. :thumbup:

I occasionally read information on woodworking forums, and it seems that a lot of US woodworkers are doing it that way. I just can't imagine having to deal with fractions for a project with complex joint, like this one:

 

[DJKELLY]

Bart, I think the old masters use a system of 32nds that is efficient after practice. Basically they would use a larger point in the scale (i.e. 1/4) and then measure + or - any number of 32nds.:thumbdown: What a pain.

I really like post and beam construction and especially the complexity and beauty of Japanese carpentry. The Japanese know the meaning of sharp and only use a plane for about seven or eight minutes before handing if off the apprentice for resharpening.

BTW, is that joint yours? Cool one way or the other. YYP, Denny

 

[Bart]

Bart, I think the old masters use a system of 32nds that is efficient after practice. Basically they would use a larger point in the scale (i.e. 1/4) and then measure + or - any number of 32nds.:thumbdown: What a pain.

I realize that it's a matter of being used to it. But indeed, it sounds like a pain in the butt.

I really like post and beam construction and especially the complexity and beauty of Japanese carpentry. The Japanese know the meaning of sharp and only use a plane for about seven or eight minutes before handing if off the apprentice for resharpening.

I'm a plane guy, but I don't have an apprentice for resharpening. Thankgod for the Coticule in my work shop. I use the slightly concave edge, grind with a Tormek machine, that I can quickly touch-up a fair number of times on a Coticule.

BTW, is that joint yours? Cool one way or the other. YYP, Denny

Yes, it's a test joint for a bunch of windows I made. This one is for the outer frame. I now serves as a template whenever I'm making windows. The profile has a "wind chamber" (to break wind pressure), and a fitting for a rubber sealing. Because the complicated profile, it's also a complicated joint. Took a lot of figuring out.

Kind regards,
Bart.

 

[wdwrx]

That is nice stuff. I've always wanted to get into high-end woodworking, but I'm stuck just building shit... usually with pre-manufactured stuff. Carpentry isn't what it used to be here.

 

[DJKELLY]

I am never surprised by the talent I see from so many of you guys. Bart, are you a machine guy or hand-tool guy, for the most part? I see that the window template has machine marks, but it looks like it would be a bear to run it through table or radial arm saw. Nice piece of property, too. Filthy rich, are we? Sincerely, Denny

 

[Bart]

I am never surprised by the talent I see from so many of you guys. Bart, are you a machine guy or hand-tool guy, for the most part?

Both. I have a sweet spot for the quality and durability of pre 1970's woodworking machinery, but I also love to use hand planes for a variety of tasks.

I see that the window template has machine marks, but it looks like it would be a bear to run it through table or radial arm saw.

Those window frame joints are made with a single end tenoner and the profiling was done on a shaper.

Nice piece of property, too. Filthy rich, are we? Sincerely, Denny

We're all filthy rich in the Western world, but to Belgian norms, I an not rich at all. At least not in the material sense of that word. Of course, spiritually, I am exceedingly wealthy...

That is nice stuff. I've always wanted to get into high-end woodworking, but I'm stuck just building shit... usually with pre-manufactured stuff. Carpentry isn't what it used to be here.

That's no different in Belgium, and my reason for not doing this as a main profession. I hate to work with MDF and particle board.

Kind regards,
Bart.