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Monday, Back to work

According to Headquarters, Department of the Army, FM5-551, Carpentry, the U.S. Army has published a manual for Military Occupational Specialty 51B for would be carpenters.

The manual has nine �chapters� (plus glossary, conversion tables, manpower estimates, references, abbreviations and symbols) that cover the range of tasks for an Army Carpenter. 1. Construction Drawings; 2. Construction Planning and Materials; 3. Bill of Materials; 4. Building Layout and Foundation; 5. Forms for Concrete; 6. Frame Construction; 7. Roof Systems and coverings � and then they take a large leap to the building of two tasks that are definitely essential for the military but it seems to me a bit more difficult and different. What do the remaining two chapters discuss?

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When I was in Korea I was assigned to a Combat Engrs. Platoon. After the armistice was signed and our positions became somewhat stationary, one of our jobs became building Latrines and Outhouses. I constructed many 6 holers.

Luckily the Korean Honey Bucket Man, a local, farmer,would empty the contents of the pit periodically to fertilize his farm or rice paddy.

Ahh Sweet Memories!!

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That's one.

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Better than using a helmet but not today

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Could it be where all of the fishermen go in San Francisco?

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Yepper!

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Quick day today! John and Dan get gold stars for their forehead!

The two missing chapters were: Non-Standard Fixed Bridge and Timber Pile Wharves. To me there is a bunch of difference when the leap is made from a framed wall to building a bridge and wharf pilings but then again that is the Army.

The manual I had was dated 1984, but I�ve since found that the designation has changed. The current manual is 5-426 dated 3 October, 1995, Carpentry. The new manual has new chapter headings � Construction Drawings, Planning and Materials, Building Layout and Foundations, Forms for Concrete, Rough Framing, Roof Systems, Doors and Windows, Finish Carpentry, New Standard Fixed Bridge, and Timber Pile Wharves. The new manual is 223 pages and can be found on a browser at 5-426 Carpentry. Or www.scribd.com/doc/487743/FM-5426-carpentry

It�s a straightforward manual with abundant drawings and tested data. There are similar books out there but I bet that this manual is less expensive - with perhaps better information - than most of the books in retail store. Maybe try the U.S. Government Printing Office. The old one cost me $4.00. A ring bound REPRODUCTION of the new manual(from the UK) was offered on the web for $82.18. That seems way out of line. If anyone has a source much, much lower in cost, let us know.

There is also (unseen by me) from U.S. Historical Archive a CD (Volume #2 of 7 total) for $9.97 that contains 103 Army Training Manuals. Included in volume 2 with carpentry are airdrop info, first aid, all sorts of operations titles, bridges, roads, airfields, heliports, earthmoving, paving, sanitation, munitions, survivability, soldier�s guide and other stuff. A full list of the titles contained in each of the CDs is at their website. For those still with me the seven volume CD �set� has over 500 U.S. Army manuals for $55.00. That�s every public U.S. Army manual out there, but all on CD. Store them all as a reference in your bomb shelter -- it has that information included in those CDs too..

U.S. Historical Archive is also a historic map store for those searching for that kind of stuff.

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