Fibonacci gauge

Looks great. I really need to make one – though I don’t know what I’d actually use if for :-)

-- Bill - Rochester MI

I plan to use it (or its big brother that I haven’t built yet) when making boxes that aren’t designed to fit a specific item. Check to make sure the sides are in a pleasing to the eye ratio. Will probably find other uses too. Mostly I was looking for something to do with some scraps that would keep me from having to clean.

-- Dave - Minneapolis

Sometimes we make something; just because we want too!

ABSOLUTELY A GOOD IDEA!

If it never gets used it is still a neat tool(TOY)!

-- Wood rescue is good for the environment and me! just rjR

That is a great looking instrument. Did use a pencil CAD to do the drawing? Just kidding you should some of my scratches yet we know how to read them great job well done.
PS I have to build one of these tools I have used this rule for years but always did it with a calculator it really works. Thanks for sharing.

-- Soli Deo gloria!

Nice work, handsome home made tool.

-- "I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The point is to bring them the real facts." - Abraham Lincoln

Thanks, guys. I had the plan from online printed out too, so the important thing on my sketch was the math, but I managed remember “5 and 3-3/32” on the walk to the shop, too.

-- Dave - Minneapolis

Interesting build Dave,

I have made a few and given them to friends, one I use for myself occasionally as I have found when building boxes in particular I have found if it does not “look right” and adjust the dimensions and then whip out the gauge it usually reflects very close to the golden ratio dimension.
Then if your really keen walking round the house checking “stuff” its interesting what you find that complies.
The humble light switch plate for example ….anyway enough rabble

Nice work

-- Regards Rob

I always seem to be doing research after reading one of your posts. Thanks Dave for posting projects that make us think a little…I need to go clean my shop!

Looks great Dave! I like the brass rivets. Are those the leatherworking type?

-- I'd rather be a hammer than a nail

Neat little build DP and thanks for the maths lesson… I always thought that fibonacci was a sneezing lie to the cops.

..... My first attempt was to multiply everything by 0.8, which gave me all sorts of measurements that were in 64ths. Nothing that lined up with an eighth anywhere in sight. Scratch that plan…..
- Dave Polaschek

PS. You’ve also educated me on the use of a peen hammer.

-- If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD

Nice looking set Dave. You have really been busy lately!

-- We all make mistakes, the trick is to fix it in a way that says "I meant to do that".

Thanks, Rob. Yeah, there’s a lot about that matches the ratio. Had a maths teacher in… a long time ago… who told me all about it, and I’ve seen the ratio in many places. Took me three and a half decades to get around to building a tool for it.

Tom, glad to help! I’ll do what I can to keep stretching your brain. ;-)

John, yes, they’re the leatherworking type with a collar, but they work great for attaching wood, too. And they’re dirt cheap on eBay. That was another bit of high school learning. We hand-riveted some metal bits in shop class, and my brain hung onto it.

Ducky, even if the Donald changed things, all my rulers are still in 64ths, so I’d be stuck. Old dog, etc…

Thanks, Jeff. Just knocked out another this afternoon (also walnut), so they definitely go together easier once I’ve got the hang of it. Next up I get into some of the more exotic things from Earl’s shorts. :-0

-- Dave - Minneapolis

..... Next up I get into some of the more exotic things from Earl s shorts. :-0
- Dave Polaschek

-- If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD

We’re wholesome midwestern boys, Ducky. We smile because we’re friendly. ;-)

-- Dave - Minneapolis

Pretty cool project Dave…...You come up with unique projects and ways to make projects all the time. I wish I was that creative….....VERY Nicely done !!!

-- K. Stone “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” ― Benjamin Franklin