Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 year agoMy grandfather was an aircraft inspector for De Havilland in WWII. This is one of the notebooks he used to study for the job. He drew all the pictures.ibb.coexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1371arrow-down15
arrow-up1366arrow-down1external-linkMy grandfather was an aircraft inspector for De Havilland in WWII. This is one of the notebooks he used to study for the job. He drew all the pictures.ibb.coFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square30fedilink
minus-squarepacoo2454@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·1 year agoWow! Thanks for posting this. I personally find this VERY interesting.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·edit-21 year agoI think it’s really interesting too, but he was my grandfather, so I’m biased. I wasn’t really sure how interesting drawings of screw threads and gauges and calipers and such would be to other people.
minus-squareNaich@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoThose drawings are beautiful. I wish I could draw like that.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoMe too. He tried to teach me some when I was a kid, but I just don’t have the aptitude for it.
Wow! Thanks for posting this. I personally find this VERY interesting.
I think it’s really interesting too, but he was my grandfather, so I’m biased. I wasn’t really sure how interesting drawings of screw threads and gauges and calipers and such would be to other people.
Those drawings are beautiful. I wish I could draw like that.
Me too. He tried to teach me some when I was a kid, but I just don’t have the aptitude for it.