[Woodcarver] Phi

[dick carter]

Clive, I got to thinkin' & if you just want to use the Phi concept for 
correct proportion, there is a simpler way.

Get a piece of graph paper & (in one corner) draw a rectangle that is 5 
inches long & 3 inches high. Then draw a line from one corner to the other, 
diagonally. Extend this diagonal. Now you can use this to get a correct 
proportion (or close to it). If you have a piece of wood that is 9 inches 
long it should be 5-3/8 high for a correct proportion.

This 5 by 3 proportion is used in many ways for sizing  Credit Cards, 
Driver's License, and pictures.
While not exactly mathematically correct, it's close enough to a correct 
proportion to be pleasing to look at.



Dick Carter
In the Manadnock area of NH
rhc511 at hotmail.com
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