though getting rid of pounds, shillings and pence was a great blessing?) .......a 100mm by 50mm...I mean....no way
Self Taught":31dvgsv0 said:Hi all , That was a good chuckle this morning, I got the pint reference only from the "bitters", I do have a valid question though, "how does one do anything productive after a couple of pints", cause it doesn't seem to work for me. I liked the quote about 2 peoples separated by a common language, it has long been a favorite, about being a yank we stop by now and then to see if we can help rid you of the evil metric system, someone stuck you blokes with, I just know you would love such measures as, 1/32, 1/6, 1/8, and so on, they even translate well, speck, hair, touch, see. Enjoy your weekend. Jamey
I've not read all the posts, so may be repeating what somebody else has said, but yes, it is the convention here in the UK to list dimensions in that order, although perhaps not "official". However, if the convention isn't followed all it does is cause confusion and leads to errors. Therefore the convention in the UK for listing dimensions is always length X width X thickness, with length indication the direction of the long grain, hence some plywood is listed as, for example, 1220 X 2440 X 18 mm, indicating the long grain runs in the 1220 dimension. Similarly a carcase side might be listed 200 X 650 X 20 mm, and the top listed as 1000 X 650 X 20 mm: these sorts of dimensions might be seen in some desk configurations where a shallow box sits on top of legs, and lots of space below the box.Nick Gibbs":13jwvwtg said:
There's plenty of hand tool discussions at WoodCentral, including discussions on wooden hand planes from time to time. You might try introducing yourself to users there at the following link. I admit that I sometimes post there, although I'm not into the collecting thing at all. I'm a tool user, not a collector. Slainte.Self Taught":2j7s178n said:
