Template for Curves?

[MtlBiker]

9 minutes ago, chuck123wapati said:

 

literaly 46 seconds to draw this including drawing the rectangle. As you can see if i add more lines ican get a rounder arc, make it longer or whatever. All with just a pencil and straight edge. i can scribe this directly on my leather and have it cut in a minute. dont even need a compass really.

Wow!  You're really good!  (No kidding.)  I'm impressed.

And I'm really glad you showed how that's done.  I hadn't had any idea. 

But it would still be faster for me (maybe not you) to do this on the computer, especially since it allows me to easily modify the curve just by dragging the handles of the bezier curves.  And that lets me very easily try different radiusssssses.    Until I get the one that's most pleasing to my eye.

[Samalan]

I use poster paper same as your card stock I would guess I put the ruler on it use a knife against the edge of the ruler cut about half way through fold it divide by half the with of what I'm making cut that off then draw the curve cut that off lay it on the paper draw the outline and done maybe 1 min and it's perfect . For the cutting I use a head knife and depending on how sharp a turn I may use a pattern head knife they make the cutting very fast and accurate .

[chuck123wapati]

Just now, MtlBiker said:

Wow!  You're really good!  (No kidding.)  I'm impressed.

And I'm really glad you showed how that's done.  I hadn't had any idea. 

But it would still be faster for me (maybe not you) to do this on the computer, especially since it allows me to easily modify the curve just by dragging the handles of the bezier curves.  And that lets me very easily try different radiusssssses.    Until I get the one that's most pleasing to my eye.

Not good friend just learned this way there were no cad programs when i went to school this was the way we did things. as always i wish you good luck it just takes practice leather work isn't rocket science its leatherwork, cave men did it.  Same thing with a compass or wing divider only faster, find the center and your good to go.

Ps at my age i have lived completly through  the computer era. Learned dos before computers had memories lol.  many cad programs, inventory progams, spreadsheet programs till the cows come home in the end most are not easier and way not faster just an endless learning curve of obsolete programs and upgrades. Just my opinion based on personal experience of course. I have two daughters that draw digitaly, one does animation. she built this video thing, an animation that moves and talks to her voice and movements she uses the character on things like youtube. I'm not bashing modern technology by any means it has its place. 

[Samalan]

Curves that are not tangent to the rad make me nut's but that's just me .

[MtlBiker]

4 minutes ago, Samalan said:

Curves that are not tangent to the rad make me nut's but that's just me .

Very well said!

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Whatever that means! )

 

[Samalan]

2 minutes ago, MtlBiker said:

Very well said!

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Whatever that means! )

 

LOL thanks for that !

[Samalan]

It's not so much what it means, it's what it says about the fabricator .

[chuck123wapati]

8 minutes ago, MtlBiker said:

Very well said!

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Whatever that means! )

 

 

13 minutes ago, Samalan said:

Curves that are not tangent to the rad make me nut's but that's just me .

 

[chuck123wapati]

me too lol.

[Samalan]

that's beautiful LOL LOL LOL