Shrek nah to imperial then shrek yah with metric.
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[โ€“] 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

specifically woodworking I like doing in inches, because 12. For the tasks I often do in the wood shop, fractional inches work well.

I'm confortable working in both systems, but I build furniture in inches.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    In metric, the 12 really isn't important anymore which kinda invalidates that. We normally go to the nearest mm or, if needed, some fraction of that (not normally needed in my life at least)

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    When building wooden furniture, the ability to divide by 3 and 4 comes in handy a lot more often than dividing by 5, and I don't have to start rounding to nearest or stuff like that. For this task, inches work out better.

    If I never see another inch size bolt in my life it'll be too soon.

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