You Can Own the Rulers of the Ancient World
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 How we measure the world around us is a reflection of how our society interacts with the world. To wit: The metric system is, in my opinion, the most efficient way to gauge everything around us. And that is exactly why I dislike it so. It is a system based on base-10 efficiency and little else. If you spend any time investigating ancient measurement systems, you find that they are […]The post You Can Own the Rulers of the Ancient World appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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A Little Glimpse at Woodworking in America 2016
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 I now have 99.9 percent of the speakers and sessions nailed down (and yes, we actually have a session on nails) for Woodworking in America 2016 (September 16-18 in Greater Cincinnati) , and the conference staff is busy getting the web site ready to launch for registration (which is projected to open at the tail end of March…but don’t hold me to that!) and getting all the top-notch marketplace folks […]The post A Little Glimpse at Woodworking in America 2016 appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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You Can Own the Rulers of the Ancient World
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How we measure the world around us is a reflection of how our society interacts with the world. To wit: The metric system is, in my opinion, the most efficient way to gauge everything around us. And that is exactly why I dislike it so. It is a system based on base-10 efficiency and little else. If you spend any time investigating ancient measurement systems, you find that they are […]The post You Can Own the Rulers of the Ancient World appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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The Amazing Finger-jointed Block System
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 As a kid I had every manner of toys that allowed me to build stuff, from my grandfathers set of wooden blocks to Lincoln Logs, LEGO, Spinwelder, Girder and Panel, Erector sets and on and on. But I never had Crandalls Improved Building Blocks for Children. This fascinating system of components is based on the machine-made finger joint to allow children to build anything in their imagination with the help […]The post The Amazing Finger-jointed Block System appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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