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25 Re: Help with old Radial Arm Saw
From: kassover@jupiter.crd.ge.com (David Kassover)
Date: 22 May 90 17:57:18 GMT
In article <12980@ulysses.att.com> smb@ulysses.att.com (Steven Bellovin) writes:
...
>Speaking of Roger Cliffe -- does he write anything that requires a
>higher-than-4th grade reading level? I have two of his books, and
>they're both comprehensive, full of useful information -- and totally
>infuriating to read. When I encounter similar structures in books I
>read to my 3-year-old daughter, I combine them into more complex forms --
>she understands them quite well, and it's a lot easier for me to read.
>Finding the same dumbed-down writing -- I doubt there's a semicolon
>in either of the two -- that's been cranked through some readability
>formula really annoys me in a book I'm reading for myself. Maybe
>I should just read those books to my daughter -- New Yankee Workshop
>is one of her favorite TV shows, second only to Sesame Street. (No,
>I'm not joking...)
I suspect he does (or can). Whether his editors and publishers think his
text will sell well enough on that level is a different program.
It would be interesting to find out Mr. Cliffe's opinions on
this. I believe he can be written to c/o Woodshop News, for
which he writes a Q&A column.
On the other hand, Woodshop News has also published (exerpts
from) a very thorough treatise on building fine things with wood (not
quite pure carpentry, not quite pure cabinetmaking), which, while
well written, and not "childish", sort of assumed that the reader
was willing to embark on an extended apprenticeship program, IMHO
of course. I've forgotten the name of the author and the book.
On the other other hand, I have seen a book about preparing stock
for turning of laminated buildups (Sorry, again I have forgotten
the publication data) which could pass very well among
mathematics PhD theses. (Which may indicate to you that you
don't want *me* on *your* committee 8-) I found it interesting,
but a book one reads, nay, *studies*, after locking oneself in
one's library, rather than hauling into one's shop.
Perhaps _Cabinet Making and Millword_ achieves the desired balance.
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