I'm reading "By Hand and Eye" and struggling with this as it relates to the tool tote. If we're stepping off the width of a chord as overall length of the tote (only about 10" for a scaled down version I want to try), what are you using to step off? The sketch in the book (fig 4.1.7) makes it look like dividers but based on the size of the project wouldn't you have to be opening the dividers to 24"? Even in my scaled down version I can't open my dividers 10 in. Do I just need a larger set of points or am I misunderstanding something about how this is accomplished? Love the book!
@@JimTolpin1 thanks so much for the reply. The book was recommended to me by more than one person to whom I asked the question "how do you incorporate such beautiful curves in your work?" and its been a great help already.
I'm reading "By Hand and Eye" and struggling with this as it relates to the tool tote. If we're stepping off the width of a chord as overall length of the tote (only about 10" for a scaled down version I want to try), what are you using to step off? The sketch in the book (fig 4.1.7) makes it look like dividers but based on the size of the project wouldn't you have to be opening the dividers to 24"? Even in my scaled down version I can't open my dividers 10 in. Do I just need a larger set of points or am I misunderstanding something about how this is accomplished? Love the book!
I use a trammel for large radius arcs. Good question...I should have addressed this in the book.
@@JimTolpin1 thanks so much for the reply. The book was recommended to me by more than one person to whom I asked the question "how do you incorporate such beautiful curves in your work?" and its been a great help already.