Pining for more woodworkers
at http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20050...5412-4714r.htm

On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 07:52:09 -0700, yared22311 wrote:

Pining for more woodworkers
at http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20050...5412-4714r.htm

I left HS with more math than many but my 'college prep' curriculum didn't
include any 'shop' classes at all. Those were for the kids who struggled
with basic math so that they could learn a trade and make their way in
life. Or so I was told at the time.

You can imagine the eye-opening I got when I first hired on as a machinist
and had to calculate the x-y coordinates for 11 holes on a 12 hole pattern
with a radius of 1.876".

I got another eye-opening when I had to actually drill the holes on
location and to spec per runout and finish.

I was about 40 years old before I ever stepped foot into a college class.
Machine Trades 100.