To begin with it's Mont Tremblant Quebec, not Mont Tremblant Ontario. It's a well-known ski resort and I've skiied there many times, the writer should proofread his article a little better.
Secondly I don't think SI mandates everything be in multiples of 1 meter. I seem to remember 1200 x 2400 mm being a popular plywood size. Nat -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of m. f. moon Sent: Thursday, 2006 August 03 17:03 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:37180] Re: Canadian carpenters I see we are still using the old divide by 12 BS. I really love that high precision of one meter divided by 3. m moon ------ Original Message ------ Received: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 01:13:25 PM PDT From: Jim Elwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:37179] Canadian carpenters Interesting article from September 2006 issue of Fine Homebuilding attached (page 104). Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com > --------------------------------------------- > Attachment: carpenter.2.gif > MIME Type: application/octet-stream > ---------------------------------------------
