tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post1956720530331772417..comments2023-11-05T06:16:56.961-05:00Comments on the Carpentry Way: Are We Golden? Part IIIAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-12775244583898762512009-02-07T10:56:00.000-05:002009-02-07T10:56:00.000-05:00Great comment Terry. I am familiar with the Hambri...Great comment Terry. I am familiar with the Hambridge rectangle progression, and yes, it's but one of several alternatives for proportioning parts. There's no way I have enough time or space to elucidate every sort of possibility - drawing a pentagon, for instance can be done by at least half a dozen methods. Also, I didn't use the method I showed for obtaining a progression of drawer heights on my tansu - I wanted to show an application, one possibility of many, for phi as a design tool. On the tansu, I simply used a phi multiplier to get a series of lengths, and the height of the steps remained constant. <BR/><BR/>~ChrisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-77954770595995748762009-02-07T02:24:00.000-05:002009-02-07T02:24:00.000-05:00Chris,I don't think I'd worry about Le Corbusier -...Chris,<BR/>I don't think I'd worry about Le Corbusier - by most accounts he kept changing his Modulor - he failed to apply it very well, relied on others to supply some solutions, and drew buildings and then tried to superimpose Modular measurements after the fact. Also, there is no evidence that he ever figured out how to use it in three dimensions - his examples were mostly for 2D facades. I can't claim to confirm all that -- it's just what I've read!<BR/><BR/>What I like about what you've done is that you've tried to show how to actually apply a geometric construction for a real project. Some designers are solely intuitive, and some are purely analytical. It would be interesting if each could learn a bit from the other end of the spectrum.<BR/><BR/>By the way - what works for tansu steps might not work for a more subtle progression of, say, dresser drawers. I once found that the Hambidge rectangles (easily found in various books and websites) gave a more subtle progression (of several possible alternatives). Just a thought! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this!Terry O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06745860977943288399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-1310403792607872632009-02-05T15:57:00.000-05:002009-02-05T15:57:00.000-05:00Yes, all visible now, thanks. Computers can be soo...Yes, all visible now, thanks. Computers can be sooo stupid, eh?<BR/>SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-3358133227766414232009-02-05T13:56:00.000-05:002009-02-05T13:56:00.000-05:00Well, I reloaded the images - can everyone see the...Well, I reloaded the images - can everyone see them now?<BR/><BR/>I'm a newbie blogger with a dial-up connection, so I am learning as I go - please bear with me. I have now learned that I can't start writing a blog entry on a particular day, set it to one side and do another separate entry a day later - and then try and post the original entry - the software posts it by the date it was begun on.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-20795099845002126362009-02-05T13:25:00.000-05:002009-02-05T13:25:00.000-05:00Oh - thanks for letting my know. I posted this fir...Oh - thanks for letting my know. I posted this first this morning and it ended up previous to the post before this, so I deleted it and well, I guess I need to repost completely. <BR/><BR/>Thanks! This will be corrected soon.<BR/><BR/>ChrisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-43379413880385612632009-02-05T12:13:00.000-05:002009-02-05T12:13:00.000-05:00Hi Chris,Great thread here. Just to let you know, ...Hi Chris,<BR/>Great thread here. Just to let you know, I'm not seeing any of the graphics in this latest post (Golden Rule III). Guys like me need the pictures!<BR/><BR/>SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com