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Flatlander
Thanks for that. Don't get me started on the indaequacies (as I see them) if the Brit and US 'imperial' systems of measure. Suffice to say that the phrase 'pathetically retrogressive' springs to mind.
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the sunshine "make mine SI" warrior
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But you can't deny that a pint is just the right size.
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I prefer doing dados on my table saw. I find it is much more precise than with the router since I don't have a router table so am highly reliant on clamped guides. It's funny to hear you use the metric sytem to measure (in Imperial U.S.)...I prefer using Imperial measures (in metric Canada). The world turned around.  Shanks, what term do you hear for Carpenter? You didn't say. I hear the names Carpenter and Woodworker used interchangeably.
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I hear the names Carpenter and Woodworker used interchangeably.
'Carpenter' is most often used (here) as a term for a multi-faceted builder (wood, dry wall(gypsum), tile and paint), wheras 'woodworker' is usually an equivalent to 'cabinet maker'.
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over herre there is an intermediate term between carpenter (or Wood-butcher) and cabinet-maker - a joiner. difference between carpenter and joiner (roughly speaking), is that the first uses screws and nails to get pieces of wood to stay in shape, whereas the latter uses joints and possibly glue. The cabinet maker is a joiner who makes fine pieces of woodwork - possibly so well made and fitted that they need neither screws, nor glue for then to hold together
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