Members Sylvia Posted April 16, 2012 Author Members Report Posted April 16, 2012 You can make your own "Gloden Mean" calipers, which I suppose you could scale down to make a set to allow you to lay out your Sheriden patterns if you were working freehand rather than from a template. Golden Mean calipers would be pretty cool. Thanks for the picture. Quote A teacher pointed at me with a ruler and said "At the end of this ruler is an idiot." I got detention when I asked "Which end?"
stitchwizzard Posted April 25, 2012 Report Posted April 25, 2012 Golden Mean calipers would be pretty cool. Thanks for the picture. Like this?? Stitch~ Quote BLACKRIVERLASER.COM
Members Sylvia Posted April 25, 2012 Author Members Report Posted April 25, 2012 Like this?? Stitch~ Wow! Those are awesome! Quote A teacher pointed at me with a ruler and said "At the end of this ruler is an idiot." I got detention when I asked "Which end?"
Members Spinner Posted April 25, 2012 Members Report Posted April 25, 2012 Golden Mean calipers would be pretty cool. Thanks for the picture. Available via Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/listing/74772932/golden-mean-calipers-small-114cm A New Zealander makes 3 sizes of metal calipers, look pretty nice too. Not a bad starting price either. Quote Chris Three Mutts Customs Leather - http://www.threemuttscustoms.com
Members Sylvia Posted April 25, 2012 Author Members Report Posted April 25, 2012 Available via Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/...ers-small-114cm A New Zealander makes 3 sizes of metal calipers, look pretty nice too. Not a bad starting price either. Hmmm... $45 shipped. I just couldn't do that. I would rather try to buy American anyway. Thanks though! I appreciate your looking out for me! Quote A teacher pointed at me with a ruler and said "At the end of this ruler is an idiot." I got detention when I asked "Which end?"
Members Spinner Posted April 25, 2012 Members Report Posted April 25, 2012 Hmmm... $45 shipped. I just couldn't do that. I would rather try to buy American anyway. Thanks though! I appreciate your looking out for me! No problem. If you discover and American craftsman that makes a quality metal set, let me know. I've searched and there just aren't any. Quote Chris Three Mutts Customs Leather - http://www.threemuttscustoms.com
Members Sylvia Posted April 25, 2012 Author Members Report Posted April 25, 2012 No problem. If you discover and American craftsman that makes a quality metal set, let me know. I've searched and there just aren't any. Tell you what... I will ask Black River Laser if they can. I know they cut and engrave metal, granite... and a bunch of stuff. I recently asked if they can make a set of "sine wave" rulers. Something with a nice undulating line....in various frequencies. Quote A teacher pointed at me with a ruler and said "At the end of this ruler is an idiot." I got detention when I asked "Which end?"
Members Mudruck Posted April 26, 2012 Members Report Posted April 26, 2012 Thanks Sylvia, There goes my work day! Gotta find more out about this Golden Ratio thingy! Boy, I hate math... But these numbers are actually kinda cool!!! Quote
Members Sylvia Posted April 26, 2012 Author Members Report Posted April 26, 2012 Thanks Sylvia, There goes my work day! Gotta find more out about this Golden Ratio thingy! Boy, I hate math... But these numbers are actually kinda cool!!! I'm not fond of math either. It's not something most of us would go hmmm that's beautiful because it's in proportion... or has golden ratio spirals. But when we don't see the proportion or the spirals aren't right.... we notice something is just "off" about it. Luckily you don't have to be a math wiz now. I've had a template maker fix me up with some spiral templates. I got them yesterday and boy are they helpful!! It's a set of 8 templates for about $20 shipped. I spent some time yesterday fiddling with them on paper with colored pencils and wow... so easy to make scrolled designs! There's another post that is about the template maker... http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=39395&st=0&gopid=245311entry245311 Quote A teacher pointed at me with a ruler and said "At the end of this ruler is an idiot." I got detention when I asked "Which end?"
Members 712Gear Posted August 3, 2012 Members Report Posted August 3, 2012 Art has to fit Divine proportion(Golden ratio or Golden spiral) or you will have to violate it in such a way it is obvious of what your doing. If not the piece of art doesn't look right. Basically everything in nature fits the ratio 1.618033......... Pine cones, sunflower seed pattern, number of branches on a tree, number of leaves, circumference of the earth, planetary orbits, planetary distances, there are stock market prediction algorithms using this and the list goes on. It is an amazing phenomenon. The math isn't as hard as you think it's like this: Starting with zero add the numbers on either side of the =.sign Then divide the smaller number over the larger number. This can be done quickly on a spreadsheet program 0; 0+1=1; 1+1=2; 1+2=3; 2+3=5; 3+5=8; 5+8=13; 8+13=21; 13+21=34; 21+34=55 etc I have attached the spreadsheet to see how it works. Divine Proportion-math.pdf Quote
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