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odie

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305 days ago

Topic tags/keywords: question thought view size request

Oh no not him again….yes indeed. I have noticed something that we ( yes me too ) are all guilty of. We fail to give demensions of what the viewer is looking at. Take a box for instance…is it 20”x15” or 8”x6”. Some are very hard to tell. I will start giving this information myself. Hell put a dollar bill next to it…couldn’t hurt.

That’s the way I see it….
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-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke".

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Martin Sojka

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305 days ago

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Andy

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304 days ago

I agree. But with inflation maybe a $20 bill would be more accurate.

-- " Stubborn tenacity substitutes for natural ability" ANDY

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MsDebbieP

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304 days ago

a very good point.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Thos. Angle

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304 days ago

An excellent point, Odie. I’ll remember that the next time I post a project.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

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Brad_Nailor

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304 days ago

Great idea….
This post is approximately, 6” x 1.5” :^)

-- Women love me.....trees fear me

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rikkor

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304 days ago

Seems a reasonable request. (5’ 9”)

-- Maplewood, MN

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Betsy

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304 days ago

Most excellent idea. I’ll try to remember to do that myself.

-- Betsy - GO BUCKS!

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mot

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304 days ago

Now that’s a rant worth agreeing with! ...of course, all superfluous praise aside. (ducking)

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

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Dick, & Barb Cain

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304 days ago

I suppose we should use both English, & Metric. LOL

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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rjack

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304 days ago

I guess size does matter!

-- Roger - Havertown, Pennsylvania

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Damocles

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304 days ago

Oh, and full plans, too, please! Barring that, an attachment of a dimensioned SketchUP drawing with gauges and measurements! LOL…

-- Living on the square...

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Blake

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304 days ago

It’s not the size that counts its the way you work the wood ;)

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Karson

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304 days ago

Is the size different if it laying down or standing up?

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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odie

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304 days ago

Depends on whom is lying down or standing up, Karson.

-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke".

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mrtrim

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304 days ago

ahhh, sorry boys but if a nickel wont do it ill be needing to borrow a dollar

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Douglas Bordner

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304 days ago

Sounds like a plan. But that’s just my 2¢ (which are approximately 1.5˝ wide by .0625˝ side by side, or .75˝ by .125˝ when stacked one atop the other).

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

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odie

715 posts in 326 days


303 days ago

Yes

-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke".

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MsDebbieP

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303 days ago

I was once asked by a preschoolers “What is an Alec?” I had no idea.
And then he put it in context. My mom said to my brother “Don’t be a smart Alec and I wondered what an Alec was”.
I think we have a few here in our LJ shop ;)

(too funny… well not TOO funny… but pretty funny, which I guess is better than ugly funny)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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RobS

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303 days ago

Is this the 2×4 or 4×2 discussion?

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

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grumpa

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303 days ago

you might try useing the golden ratio

-- grumpa,Michigan

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Blake

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303 days ago

Or the golden rule.

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Blake

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303 days ago

“Oh no, not him again!”

Ya know what Odie, man, I look forward to your next post. They always seem to drum up some interesting conversation.

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snowdog

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302 days ago

It has all been said, I was hoping for one of the “alec” remarks here but you have all gone before me.. and used the best lines.

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

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odie

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171 days ago

I’m revisiting this because I honestly wanted to know what size some of your (Jocks) projects are. You can go back in and edit your projects pages …. please. It just completes the visual effects.

-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke".

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MrWoody

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171 days ago

Done, just for you Odie. ;^)

-- If we learn from our mistakes, I'm getting a fantastic education.

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TomK

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171 days ago

Point taken Odie, you are correct.

-- North Texas

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sjdickey

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171 days ago

A good example of the reason for posting size is Franks latest posting http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/frank/blog/4422 An excellent example of why providing a frame of reference is a good thing.

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Russel

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171 days ago

Boy don’t I fell silly. I post a box and don’t mention the dimensions and now Odie is having to remind us to include pertinent information. ;-) Sorry for the oversight Odie. And while I feel somewhat sheepish about not including dimensions in my original post, I’m actually really troubled that I agree with you Odie (I hate it when people other than me are right). I like to know the dimensions as well. Good point and thanks for the reminder.

-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.

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odie

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171 days ago

Sorry Russel, It’s just a visual thing with me. It just helps get the whole picture in my mind. I’m not picking on anyone … honest.

-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke".

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motthunter

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171 days ago

any object that we know the size of works.. a cd, soda can, etc.

-- making sawdust....

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