Francis Trez Cole Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Found this great video on the golden rectangle and decided to make a set of dividers for the shop an because we work in metal well wood would not do. They are made of some 1/8"x1/2" strap and here is a link to the video as well http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=s37RP3mVnTg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 BP0026 Principles of Design This is good review material I was unable to locate any dimensions on the web site referred to in the video for making the Fibonacci gauge. The Mathmeticland video he refers to is not available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Francis, you do know how to get the wheels turning (grin) Once I re-read the Golden Rectangle Blueprint BP0026 by Boyd Holden, I located Phi to be 1.61803398874989484820458683436563811772030917980576286213544862270526046281890... it goes on from there, but this is close enough for blacksmithing. Now to decide if I want it to be left handed or right handed and build my own Fibonacci gauge from metal. I wonder if I should make two Fibonacci gauges, one for imperial measurements and one for metric measurements? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Trez Cole Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 This should help it was easy to make and it works real well. I do not think the imperial or metric matters it is works on a percents 1 to 1.6 I recall reading that BP a long time a go. Now that you mention right handed or left handed I didn't think of that when I was putting it together very good point Glenn. Mine was put together left handed I put it together upside down. LOL http://www.zram.com/...per%20Parts.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Seelye Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Francis, Thanks for posting this! I knew something like this had to exist, I use the golden mean, thanks for another tool. Thanks also Glenn for the blueprint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-ski Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Another way to determine the sides of a Golden Rectangle is to use a Phi ruler. I bought one from a wood worker supply store. On one side you measure the long side and the bottom half of the ruler will give that dimension decreased by Phi. The other side of the ruler assumes that the short side is know and gives you the same dimension increased by Phi for the long side. It has the value of Phi, 1.618 etched into the ruler, so even if I am not going to use the ruler, it is easy to find the value. The ruler has no manufacturer's name on it. Mine is 18" long, ss, and made in Taiwan. I seem to remember from when I bought it, that it was available in a number of different lengths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Phi rulers are available. A quick search found them from 6 to 36 inches in length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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