Project by Bertha | posted 01-12-2011 08:17 PM | 4216 views | 0 times favorited | 14 comments | ![]() |
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Forensic anthropologists use boards (really large calipers) to rapidly measure bones. As a gift, I constructed this Bubinga board with a Purpleheart sled & Incra track. It features a cam to lock the sled & a marker. What are you going to do with your left-over router table supplies? :)
-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog
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Cliff De Witt
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#1 posted 01-12-2011 08:36 PM
Temperance will be so jealous.
Really nice.
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NBeener
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#2 posted 01-12-2011 08:39 PM
LOL @ Blackpearl’s comment.
WHATEVER it is and does … it’s very cool !
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drbyte
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#3 posted 01-12-2011 08:50 PM
Just one thought….WHY???
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DonH
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#4 posted 01-12-2011 08:55 PM
I would say – why not?
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Brian Strothcamp
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#5 posted 01-12-2011 09:07 PM
my dog would love this
Bertha
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#6 posted 01-12-2011 09:52 PM
Ha! I knew you guys would get a kick out of this. They take measurements of different bones in an attempt to predict stature, gender, etc. Typically, the anthropologist will rapidly read off the measurements while his/her scribe records the numbers. They’ll plug it into a program that does comparisons to known statures, etc. I got the idea for the gift when I saw my friend using a broken-down version that looked like a couple of 2×4’s nailed together with a yard-stick glued to it. He clearly needed to “cool” it up a bit.
Hey, whatever it is, it’s made of wood. Can’t argue with that!
-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog
Hoakie
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#7 posted 01-12-2011 10:45 PM
First thing that came to my mind too BlackPearl. For those that don’t know it is a reference to a character on the TV show Bones
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Bob, Oregon
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#8 posted 01-12-2011 10:55 PM
Lovely work, Bertha, whatever it may be.
I especially like the operator sitting on top.
-- 73, Bob
Bertha
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#9 posted 01-12-2011 11:01 PM
Laughing with BlackPearl and Hoakie. Photo reference added.
-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog
Knothead62
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#10 posted 01-12-2011 11:43 PM
No bones about it, that is a nice project that will be used for a long time.
loverlips
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#11 posted 01-13-2011 01:19 AM
lol @ my dog would love this…
Is it big enough to measure bearings on a 74 Plymouth? If so I could use this.
HillbillyShooter
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#12 posted 05-19-2012 12:33 AM
Makes perfect sense—now!
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#13 posted 11-05-2012 12:33 AM
Sweet! I luv Bones, Temperance that is. :)
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Bertha
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#14 posted 11-05-2012 12:36 AM
Me and you both, Roger. I’ve never seen an anthropologist quite like that;)
-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog
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