[Woodworkers] Chinese rule for eye pleasing design?????

[Ron Odum]

Thanks!  Been using my eye mostly but the formula comes on handy..

On Sun, Mar 6, 2022, 2:58 PM <gcw804 at aol.com> wrote:

> Ron,
>
> Yeah, there is a Greek or Roman formula that was used back centuries ago
> for pleasing dimensions.
>
> You credit card is one example for the length and width. If you use those
> proportions, you'll be pretty close.
>
> Gary
>
>
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> From: Ron Odum via Woodworkers <woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org>
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> Sent: Sat, Mar 5, 2022 2:24 pm
> Subject: [Woodworkers] Chinese rule for eye pleasing design?????
>
> OK, guys, refresh my memory.. Ive starting to design some projects...I
> remember from the 'old days' there was a mathematical rule for making a
> design pleasing to the eye....I want to say that it had something to do
> with a Chinese formula....rule of 3...or something like that ...something
> involving calculating the Width, height, length for eye pleasing
> design...Cant find a thing on the idnet...Does anyone know what I thinking
> about..??  If you do, please give me a shout...Thanks.
>
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