[freebeard]

35ft geodesic dome. The shell was to that tolerance. The interior framing was regular carpentry so there was a questionable layer between the shell and the window trim.

I did the calculations to 1/100th inch, built the jig to 1/64th and produced panels to 1/32nd. We put the first one off the line up in the parking lot. I was very careful with leveling the plate and when the first ring of panels came together the tips of the triangles fell within 1/8 inch over 35ft.

Also it was kiln-dried lumber and we could go from a green field to done in 30 days. Flat concrete slab to erect shell in one working day, closed to weather in 2-3.

A lot of construction here proceeds through the rainy season and new houses get torn down because of black mold.