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Fibonacci gauge?

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Fibonacci gauge?

Ernie Miller

>I saw plans for making a Fibonacci Gauge in an old issue of wood magazine. It uses long armes of 6 3/4" and a short arm of 4 1/2 with a 2 1/2" conecting arm it is used for a quick gauge for making the Golden means. I am wanting to make a larger version for furnature how would you go about calculating the length of the arms? would it just be a matter of multiplying the length of the arms in this gauge to somthing like 20 1/4, 12 3/4 and a connecting arm of 8 1/4". It looks like it would make designing projects alot easier.

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thomd

>In formal architecture "everything" is related to these propoprtions. In in formally layed out funiture, same thing. I read that book that Chris Schwartz recomends called A Different Way of Seeing, and it was very interesting on applications. The one place were the applications seem a little thin is on modern furniture. It probably still applies, but one gets these simple designs like say a long tresle table and a golden section doesn't really seem all that helpful. There are ways of stacking various dimensions like say two of the long sided shapes joined at the narrow side or one long side joined to one short side, but without other internal reflections like shells etc... it starts to seem pretty random.

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Dean J in MN

>I agree - spending some time to attmept to understand classic orders is also worth the effort. Now, being able to apply them is a very different task.

I view the orders as the various keys in music. They set a tone for the piece but don't limit your expression. Wildly dissident jazz and simple 1 5 4 3 rock can both be in the same key. Sadly, I'm still learning to read the music, but know there is great potential. I think I can play 'Mary had a little lamb' at this point. :)

-Dean

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Your link pretty much says it all...

woodburnbob

>though not why a magazine would ask $2.75 to see the measured illustration shown many times in your link for free of how to construct one. As Mr. Lee, my initial thought was about a proportional divider...something I've lusted over in the past but never coughed up the money for.

In one of the related links from my own googling on the topic, I noticed that a DENTIST in England uses (and sells?) a gauge in his work on teeth. Paul, next time you have a tooth ache you should search this guy out.

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paul womack

> Paul, next time you have a tooth ache you should search this guy out.

I was at a dentist this morning !!!

BugBear (amazed)

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