Slipping sticks

From: PG Manney <manney_at_nwohio.nwohio.com>
Date: Wed Feb 4 19:37:57 1998

> Am I the only person
> to have been brought up with a Keuffel & Esser ivory covered mahogany
> rule? Also, what was the name of the manufacturer who made a bamboo core

> rule?

K&E made a bamboo one, too. (At least mine looks like bamboo -- it
certainly isn't mahogany).

I was told that bamboo has a low coefficient of linear expansion, which is
why they used it.

manney
Received on Wed Feb 04 1998 - 19:37:57 GMT