One time, I made 8 funky scrolls to help me with my designing. They are S-scrolls and C-scrolls. A guy could also make a few single scrolls. I put them on the floor and started moving them around, and they were helpful, being back to back, belly to belly, and staggered.

 

Sayings and Cornpone

"Nothing happens unless first a dream."

     Carl Sandburg

That's awesome, the funny thing is I did the exact same thing with a few scrolls I had laying around and came up with this. But I love how those C scrolls look paired up with S scrolls, gonna have to start playing with that on my next project...

When i was a little kid, i invented the scroll and was rather proud of it!

Imagine my disillusionment when i discovered i was 20,000 years too late.

I've done a lot of that with the premade stuff from places like King Metals. When I get some stuff in I'll lay it out on a sheet and take picts of how the pieces lay out and nest for future reference.

 

 

 

 

We all know the trick about needing 10 identical items and so making 12 and picking the best of them---well those other 2 make a good source of "playing around for design ideas stock"

I have found that for a quick evaluation of something some cheap steel tie wire is useful and can be quickly shaped by hand. Its not quite the full effect, but does provide a quick look, and certainly beats my drafting skills and saves on materials. I have also used wire creations as 3D models for reference while forging.  I have only done this when I already had an idea in mind but think taking a few scrolls patterns and seeing what can be created from different combinations could be very productive, and fun : ) .

Even just changing the size of the scroll from one end to the other can yield many more options: