03-31-2017, 03:55 AM
"Always use the same rule" is an ancient carpenter's adage. It goes back to the time when craftsmen may have made their own rules. Beginning in the second half of the nineteenth century, machine tool pioneers like Joseph Brown (of Brown & Sharpe) developed the technology of making very accurate and repeatable rules. These pioneers made interchangeable parts possible and were the basis of the standard of living we enjoy today. In my opinion, if we had not had the age of machine shop precision, we would not have today's electronic/computer age.
BESS gives us an accurate low cost standard of sharpness measurement. I can make sharpness measurements in my kitchen in the US and share them with Jan in the Czech Republic. They are a repeatable standard not dependent upon the thickness of my paper of my arm hair shaving technique. This is a remarkable step forward. It is exciting to be part of this age.
Ken
BESS gives us an accurate low cost standard of sharpness measurement. I can make sharpness measurements in my kitchen in the US and share them with Jan in the Czech Republic. They are a repeatable standard not dependent upon the thickness of my paper of my arm hair shaving technique. This is a remarkable step forward. It is exciting to be part of this age.
Ken