Fibonacci gauge

Thanks to all here and abroad that are active and or interested in woodworking. We are lucky to know which end of a screwdriver to beat on with a hammer, much less how to measure accurately ( the most necessary tool) So many just don’t understand how to craft anything at all, much less a thing of beauty made of the most glorious wood! Be thankful of your talent & remindful that we are becoming the few. Let’s continue the trade with recognition of the past & vision to the future! Scott Ater.

-- $tudie

so what is the ratio ?
i see the same as the pivot up the leg .

nice tool !

welcome to LJ’s .

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

The ratio is 1 to 1.628 as seen on U Tube Fibonacci Gauge, Most enlightening! For sure check out thefoldingruleblogsot.com I think thats it. A great site with many fantastic projects. I found the site thru finewoodworking.com & thats how I found lumberjocks too! I lived in Santa fe & on a motorcycle trip from Seattle got my first job as a carpenter on an adobe house in the desert. Made my life & career as I know it today

-- $tudie

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-- Greg, CT

very well done…

-- David '65

Fibo….....what? Great tool for proportion control. Thanks for the tip.

-- Doug, New Mexico.......the only stupid question is one that is never asked!........don't fix it, if it ain't broke!

It’s a bit small isn’t it?
I love the concept and your execution BTW.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

This is so cool. I’m a math nerd so I find this tool very neat. Ancient builders believed this ratio created the most beautiful pieces, one famous place being the Parthenon. Hopefully you will create some great pieces as well using the golden ratio.

yup !

Unique project

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

$tudie—Nice job on the guage. WOOD magazine had an article on using the Fibonacci Guage a year or so ago, but I kind of blew it off until a few months ago when I saw the item about it on David Pruett’s Folding Rule blog. Then I started looking at how many places the ‘Golden Mean’ can be found. Now I have (and use) a Fibonacci Guage. As a matter of fact, I’m using it to design a cabinet that will be next major project.

-- The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary. -- Vincent T. Lombardi

I wonder where you got the scrap Ipe? Do I detect a Golden Ration in your gate? Nice!

-- You can't control the wind, but you can trim your sails

Great project and thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the post. I have known about the Golden Rule for some time but I never thought about making a gauge to help me design pieces. I am going to go home and make one tonight.

-- Scott, Kentucky ----- "Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry" Mark Twain

Nicely done gauge that allows you to follow the golden rule….or ratio?

-- Mike, American in Norway

Nicely constructed. I’ve played with the ratio but I have not built the gauge. Are the measurements from the pointed end of the stick to the center point of the screw holes… or to the other end of the stick? I’m not even sure if that little bit of difference would make a difference… but I think I want to give one of these a try.

-- Al H. - small shop, small projects...

Anyone designing their own projects should understand the concept. It’s amazing how many woodworkers with a good eye will implement this ratio without ever actually knowing they did. They design what is pleasing to the eye and it just works out. Of course sometimes the opposite happens. One of the most difficult areas of design is knowing when to vary from standard proportions. I make this mistake all the time. Of course the wife walks in and points out how stupid it looks. Usually just when the glue is dry. :)

-- Steve Good, http://scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com

Yes from the center of the pin to the end of the stick, point that is. I found the plans on the internet by using Google Fiboacci gauge plans search, but of corse you can find plans for 1.99 from amazon.

-- $tudie

I’ve just learned something, and intend to look into this tool. I’m a newB in woodworking, and never heard of this tool. Thanks for sharing!

-- Paul, Bristol,Rhode Island

A great looking, & finely crafted instrument.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1