Having been raised with both metric and imperial systems and having experience working abroad, particularly in boat building, I can confidently say that millimeters simplify measuring and construction far more than fractions do. Yet, many in the West continue to dispute this fact, despite not having genuinely explored the metric system. Thanks again for what you share in these wonderful videos...
@@qaannat I own my bias...no doubt...but having used both system fluently for over 40 years in all forms of traditional woodworking...from timber frames to skin-on-frame kayaks to all in between...metric is simply a vastly easier system to use and many of the elite tools come in metric. I would also add that it is much easier to teach novice with this system as well...
@@JayCWhiteCloud I'm old and British so i was brought up using both systems and Metric wins hands down for measuring length, volume and weight. Wouldn't have a clue about speed though. I think if more North Americans just gave metric a chance they would see the benefits and convert.
@@Spitfire67UK In 40 years and 20 years teaching I have failed only once to get a convert to metric and he is a mathematician that can do advanced maths in his head so the point on him was rather moot...LOL...The world is metric and so is our military here, so I would guess it is only a matter of time before the full change take place...
I never miss a new video. I never use the bell. It's just not that difficult to start by viewing my subscriptions page each day. Too many bells going off here anyway. Hope this one comes out great. Loved your Mexico trip. When I get some space freed up I'll start my F1.
I did cabinet carpentry when I was in college at my uncle's custom cabinet shop. We worked with measurements as fine as 1/32 of an inch, which cabinet makers refer to as the nearest 1/16th plus or minus. Whenever I talk to framers or finishers, they express horror at the demands of that kind of accuracy and detail. Boat building, with its angles and curves, is to cabinet carpentry as cabinet carpentry is to framing and finishing! Ha ha.
Would this type of construction be suitable for a 13'-11" Canoe Yawl w/ a 4'-6" beam? While I'd like to build the boat, I need to get it considerably lighter in order to handle it with a 70 year old body. I have the offsets and other dimensions.
@@capefalconkayak It's basically George Holmes "Ethel" from the early 1900's. A UK Boat magazine did a series on building it back in the early 90's. They strip built it though. Thanks for the input.
Having been raised with both metric and imperial systems and having experience working abroad, particularly in boat building, I can confidently say that millimeters simplify measuring and construction far more than fractions do. Yet, many in the West continue to dispute this fact, despite not having genuinely explored the metric system. Thanks again for what you share in these wonderful videos...
Agree, when working off a table of offsets, converting to millimeters makes life much easier.
@@qaannat I own my bias...no doubt...but having used both system fluently for over 40 years in all forms of traditional woodworking...from timber frames to skin-on-frame kayaks to all in between...metric is simply a vastly easier system to use and many of the elite tools come in metric. I would also add that it is much easier to teach novice with this system as well...
@@JayCWhiteCloud I'm old and British so i was brought up using both systems and Metric wins hands down for measuring length, volume and weight. Wouldn't have a clue about speed though. I think if more North Americans just gave metric a chance they would see the benefits and convert.
@@Spitfire67UK In 40 years and 20 years teaching I have failed only once to get a convert to metric and he is a mathematician that can do advanced maths in his head so the point on him was rather moot...LOL...The world is metric and so is our military here, so I would guess it is only a matter of time before the full change take place...
I never miss a new video. I never use the bell. It's just not that difficult to start by viewing my subscriptions page each day. Too many bells going off here anyway.
Hope this one comes out great. Loved your Mexico trip. When I get some space freed up I'll start my F1.
Amazing work ❤love you guys form pakistan
I was thinking of doing a skin on frame St Lawrence skiff too!
I did cabinet carpentry when I was in college at my uncle's custom cabinet shop. We worked with measurements as fine as 1/32 of an inch, which cabinet makers refer to as the nearest 1/16th plus or minus. Whenever I talk to framers or finishers, they express horror at the demands of that kind of accuracy and detail. Boat building, with its angles and curves, is to cabinet carpentry as cabinet carpentry is to framing and finishing! Ha ha.
Would this type of construction be suitable for a 13'-11" Canoe Yawl w/ a 4'-6" beam? While I'd like to build the boat, I need to get it considerably lighter in order to handle it with a 70 year old body. I have the offsets and other dimensions.
It would be hard to get it light enough. There are other systems which are lighter, but fragile. which boat is it?
@@capefalconkayak It's basically George Holmes "Ethel" from the early 1900's. A UK Boat magazine did a series on building it back in the early 90's. They strip built it though. Thanks for the input.
can you please make a whitewater kayak that can handle grade 4+ for your next project?
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@@AlexisSerrano-u5z muchas gracias, disfrútalo, y no dudes en hacerme preguntas. Saludos