There is a splendid set of carpentry tools at the moment on Ebay. Just search for GTL tools and scroll down to the tool chest. I thought you may be interested and I could deliver it to your relatives address for collection.
The feet and inches were fine, but then engineers, carpenters and builders digressed.
Engineers worked in tenths of an inch through to thousands of an inch.
Carpenters and builders worked in halves, quarters and eighths of an inch, the manufacturer kindly put sixteenths on some rules, but carpenters and builders called them an eighth and a bit or bare, as in 7/8 and a bit or a bare inch.
Some levitation, there is no mention of the ba' hair there, it is a well used form of measurement. Can be painful though unless done quickly, less so from the head..
The feet and inches were fine, but then engineers, carpenters and builders digressed.
Engineers worked in tenths of an inch through to thousands of an inch.
Carpenters and builders worked in halves, quarters and eighths of an inch, the manufacturer kindly put sixteenths on some rules, but carpenters and builders called them an eighth and a bit or bare, as in 7/8 and a bit or a bare inch.
Some levitation, there is no mention of the ba' hair there, it is a well used form of measurement. Can be painful though unless done quickly, less so from the head..
