On 11 Mar 2005 13:40:47 EST, Mark and Kim Smith wrote:


I always start at the 1" mark of the tape and subtract an inch from my total...
I don't think he ever explained the loose rivet thing to me, but it makes
sense... seems like he just said that the 1" mark was a line across the tape
that was square, or something like that.. (maybe 50 years ago)



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Wouldn't you actually add the inch??

That's the way I was raised ( in my schooling.) "Burn an inch!" For
instance, to measure 16", start at your 1" mark, go to 16", add an
inch. Done.

yule.. must have been having another "senior monument"..




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On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 11:44:03 -0500, "Lee Michaels"
wrote:

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Try this.

The family cats taking up residence in anything that you build. And getting
very offended if you evict them from their new digs.

or having kittens in it..



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On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 13:42:26 -0500, Bob G. wrote:

On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 01:43:16 GMT, "Mike W."
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OK... so it was for SWMBO, but it was still a 'pay for play' (no, not that
kind of play) type of job. As part of a deal we made, I could buy some new
tools to start a decent amateur woodworking shop in the basement. Her
payout was my first few projects have to be stuff she wants for the house.
Suits me... I just wanted to build stuff.

Just curious .....
I have only made ONE "Commisioned" project in my entire life and to
be honest it came out beautiful...and I may have made a few bucks...

I have been asked 100's of times to build something for a friend or a
friend of a friend etc...BUT I will never do it again...

What do the majority of you guys or gals do when asked.....?

I honestly did NOT enjoy the "work"...and I do classify it as work...
because I never enjoyed "work"...and I was doing something for someone
else...

When I walk into my garage I like having the freedom to do MY thing...
MY WAY etc....just found that building (it was a desk) for someone
else made me feel like I was punching a clock

Bob Griffiths

I can relate this more to turning that flat work.. folks see something I've made
and ask if I'd make this goblet or that bowl, etc...
I tell 'em all the same thing, that if I tried to turn something, it would be
boring... the wood tells me what to make that that's a lot of what makes it
fun... I don't HAVE to make anything..
OTOH, if someone loved a desk that you did for your house and made you an offer
that you couldn't refuse, you would probably enjoy building another one for the
family, right?

I give away most of the stuff that I turn, but I've sold a few... pays for the
wood, etc... but I'd never even try to make something that someone had designed
and wanted made.. YMMV


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"mac davis" wrote in message
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On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 11:44:03 -0500, "Lee Michaels"
wrote:

snip
Try this.

The family cats taking up residence in anything that you build. And
getting
very offended if you evict them from their new digs.

or having kittens in it..


LOL. That is a new one on me.

I did have a young female dog go into heat on me on top of a critical board
just a day before she was scheduled to be spayed. It left a nasty stain on
the wood that took some time to remove. Primarily because it took a day or
so for it to dry completely before I could sand it out. Put me behind two
days on this particular project.

On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 09:11:50 -0800, mac davis wrote:

. the wood tells me what to make that that's a lot of what makes it
fun...

Woodcraft guy came up to me as I looked at the wood stacks, asked if I
needed any help. I told him I was just listening to the wood to see which
piece spoke to me. He nodded.

Mind you. When I started out doing woodwork, I attended a residential couse
in Wales, and built a grand father clock (pics on request - great couse).
Trouble was, the base unit is precisely 1 inch too shallow.

(Must remember to add that one inch back in)

:-)



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On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 12:37:10 -0500, "Eric Tonks"
etonks@sunstormADD-DOT-COM
wrote:

now that you mention that, I realized that I have an OLD habit that my
dad
taught me years ago..

I always start at the 1" mark of the tape and subtract an inch from my
total...
I don't think he ever explained the loose rivet thing to me, but it
makes
sense... seems like he just said that the 1" mark was a line across the
tape
that was square, or something like that.. (maybe 50 years ago)

I have always found that to start measuring at the 1" mark can result in
easy to make mistakes because on longer measurements it is hard to tell if
the 1" has been added or not. This resulted in things being cut 1" too
short. I take my middle measurements starting at the 10" spot. A 21 5/8"
length starts at 10" and runs to the 31 5/8" spot, if I forget to add the
10" it is quite noticeable, and easy to correct before cutting.

I prefer an 18" stainless steel rigid ruler for small measurements, they
are
more accurate to use than a tape.

hmm... I'll remember that one...
Sort of a case of increasing the margin of error to avoid making a
mistake!



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On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 09:11:50 -0800, mac davis wrote:

. the wood tells me what to make that that's a lot of what makes it
fun...

Woodcraft guy came up to me as I looked at the wood stacks, asked if I
needed any help. I told him I was just listening to the wood to see which
piece spoke to me. He nodded.


I've had that happen at the dealer in Oakland, and the fellow has led me to
a 'special stack' set aside in the back, of extra nice boards. Some of
those are now in my wood rack, waiting for me to get good enough to be
worthy of building them into something really nice.

There are kindred spirits almost everywhere.

Patriarch

On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 13:28:38 -0600, Australopithecus scobis
wrote:

On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 09:11:50 -0800, mac davis wrote:

. the wood tells me what to make that that's a lot of what makes it
fun...

Woodcraft guy came up to me as I looked at the wood stacks, asked if I
needed any help. I told him I was just listening to the wood to see which
piece spoke to me. He nodded.

exactly... neighbors come by when I'm turning something and ask "what are ya
making this time?"
My standard reply is "either a bowl or a china cabinet.. right now I'm sorta
leaning toward the bowl"..



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