Ms Debbie P's 2007 Shop Tour and Inspection #4: Tuesdays With Lee

great shop and a pleasure to visit.

The measurement, in case you are interested was two little lines past the red 17.
Some day I’ll get those little lines figured out.

Routers and I aren’t getting along right now and so I tried not to look at your collection. I didn’t want my personal vendetta to influence your inspection results!

Congratulations on the “pass”.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Wow guys, spectacular!

Thanks so much. I’m just glad you didn’t notice the rest of the routers. Could’ve pushed you over the edge!

The little lines are called smiggens. 4 smiggens = 1/4”

Thanks again;

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Great Pass Lee. Good visit Debbie. And Great narration Douglas.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Hey Karson;

It was touch and go for a while there!

Thanks;

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Deb, were those metric or imperial smiggens?
And Lee, if there are eight lines per 1/4˝ those are “jots”, right?
I won’t even worry about the 16 lines per quarter inch. Can’t read them with out glasses since I hit the big 5-O.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

ummmm metric?? the number was in red… haha

I’ll be sure to remember the correct terminology the next time Rick and I are measuring something.
Rick: how long it is, Debbie?
Debbie: 17 and 1/4 plus 3 smiggens.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Congrats Lee on passing. I was kind of concerned when I saw that picture of Debbie checking out the table saw. I hear she has some feelings on table saws like the router.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

I’m from the South & have trouble with those Northern measurements. How many hairs to a smiggen?

-- Robert from Raymond, MS. "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is therefore not a practice, but a habit." - Aristotle

HAHAHA…Awesome! If Lee didn’t pass, we’re all in potential jeopardy!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

I don’t have a vendetta against table saws—that’s just plain fear!!!
routers.. well that’s a different story. They are evil.

Tom, I see you haven’t recovered yet from your days of darkness. I miss the bright red symbol of hope.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Ah and no one expects the Spanish Inquisition…

Deb, maybe you should try your router in a table. Then we are back to plain ole rightly observed fear.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

“How many hairs to a smidgen?”

Too much fun.

Most times we deal with an RCH.

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

Alright Lee, I’ll bite…what’s a RCH (Royal Canadian Hair)?

I hope this isn’t one of those “What does a doofus say? jokes. I’m a natural fall-guy.
(Alright I may have been born yesterday, but I’ve been downtown all afternoon)

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

or now that the thought occurs to me, RCH=Real Close, However…
(the reality at the essence of Bordnerization).

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

it is in a table…..evil

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Hi Doug;

Not certain on the “jots” equivilent.

But the big 5-0 is quickly approaching for me also, and what I’ve noticed is every since my eyesight has gotten worse, they started making splinters smaller!

And some say GOD has no sense of humor.

I didn’t bring up the subject of RCH, but I can tell you, your not even close.

There is also BCH

Another BCH

The R stands for red, the B can be either blonde, or black, so to be very accurate the color must be mentioned.

The H in the equation stands for hair. Now that’s as far as I can take this, other than to say it referes to thickness or courseness of the measuring device.

Also, this form of measurement cannot be used in mixed gender companies.

I hope this clears it up for you!

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Hey grave digger,

Not the expert, but I believe it’s three hairs to a smiggen!

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Thanks Tom,

But I understand it was on again, off again.LOL

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Doug,

You mean to say there are 16 lines in a 1/4 inch? Do you know what this means?

This means, not only are my eyes bad, but my memory is shot as well!

Uh Ooh… Good grief, what’s next… Uh Ooh

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

lol don’t worry Lee… by the time you find out, you will have forgotten :) Huh? What?

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Thanks for clearing up the cryptic reference.
Sawdust2 (also a Lee) might have to stay after class if Deb gets wind of this.

Jots are part of the “Jots and Tittle” measuring system, archaic middle English.
“For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.” Matt 5:18 KJV

And 64ths are something you’ll have to do without soon, Lee (Jesberger), unless you have your readers on. It’s a damn good thing we are woodworkers. I don’t envy those machinist types, except the fact that our material changes dimension with the season. That probably would drive a metal worker insane.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

I have lumber that change dimension from the miter saw to the assembly table! Nice shop Lee.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

LOL, Dennis.

I’m surprised that our arms don’t get longer as our eyes get weaker. Out about 3 feet things look great.

Great way to startle a senior (Oh, jeez how did I come to this pass – Now I’m a senior. Should have known the decline was upon me when the AARP trial membership showed up in the mail). Pop a piece of paper with written text within a foot of their visual field. You can almost hear the sound of the neck moving backwards at 60 miles per hour.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

stay after class?? huh? What?

(I am ignoring the cryptic conversation)

:)

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Luckily my tape measure only has 16ths marked, otherwise I would not see them. The tablesaw does have 32nds, but its little marking arm is curved to magnify the lines so it is still visible. Otherwise, off come the glasses and I get within a couple of inches to see. Having been nearsighted all my life, dealing with this change in eyesight drives me crazy. Maybe it helped our ancestors out when they got older. Then again, 30 was once considered old age….

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

what’s the term for 2 smiggens? I tend to work with those quite a bit. that and the odd “dirty hair”

nice space you got there Lee.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

A smiggen now that’s funny!!! thanks for the laugh Lee!!! As for the shop well I am just jealous!!:)

-- http://rjoneswoodworks.com/

Thanks Scott and R.J.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com