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submitted 4 days ago by mko@slrpnk.net to c/woodworking@lemmy.ca

I hope it’s not against the rules here, just saw this woodworking related xkcd that I enjoyed and thought it might be appreciated here:)

https://xkcd.com/3138

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[-] AMillionMonkeys@lemmy.world 24 points 4 days ago

Lee Valley used to sell a blank tape measure, for pure, real-valued metrical madness.

[-] AMillionMonkeys@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

That's the idea, but significantly more expensive than a scrap piece of 1x4.

Plus for actual accuracy I'd want to score it.

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