[Vwdiesel] Metrified by Inchworm

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

> Carpentry is certainly one where the metric
> system was not ever instituted other than on paper with equivalent metric
> measurements displayed.  Makes no sense to do so either...  most of our wood
> products are made for the US market, and that's inches and feet.
> 

  Doesn't make much difference.  A 2 x 4 hasn't been that size for well over 
50 years.  They're now about 1.5 x 3.5.  1/2" ply is usually 15/32 and 7/16 
OSB is often 13/32.
  Only annoying thing in metric is nothing between a m and a cm (nobody 
really uses a dm do they?)  A lot of everyday measuring is done in feet. 
To do it in lineal yards or inches really doesn't work as well and to 
remember 
to cut something at 655cm or 6.55m just doesn't stick as easily as 21- 6, 
at least with the way MY brain's wired.  ;-)
     Loren