tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441717290032747511.post6083227281554018140..comments2023-10-09T06:34:18.351-04:00Comments on Thinking With My Hands: Rule of thumb.John Shaw-Rimmingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13895554934613575227noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441717290032747511.post-37733481494488731832013-02-05T08:35:25.740-05:002013-02-05T08:35:25.740-05:00I totaly relate to avoiding numbers. I can't t...I totaly relate to avoiding numbers. I can't tell you how many times I have measured, walked to the saw, without any other distractions, and marked the wrong measure - seldom too long.<br /><br />Many finishing carpenters use 'story sticks' which are a pair of wood slats about the girth of a yard stick, with two clamps. You slide the slicks to make the right length and tighten the clamps. This is then used to transfer the dimesion . The goal is to transfer the size, the inches, centemeters or cubits or irrelivant John Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05057092401341317933noreply@blogger.com