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Do It Yourself Projects
Golden Grid™
If you have a printer and transparencies, you can print the
"Golden Ruler"© grid below and use it to see the golden section
and phi in various objects. Simply hold the transparency in front of
you and match the lines up to the object to see if its design is based on
the golden section, as shown below.
Here's a small sample grid or click HERE
for a larger, printable version.
Golden Section Gauge
Make your own golden section gauge using the template
below. It will work best if you construct it from heavy cardboard
stock or plastic. Drill holes at place a brad at each of the
indicated points. When the gauge is adjusted the middle arm will
always show the golden section or phi point between the two outer arms.
Note: The dimensions listed actually represent the distances
between the rivets and the tips, not the lengths of the pieces.
It's best to think of the gauge conceptually as being made of very fine
line segments connecting at golden section points. The actual length of
piece AF is thus a little longer than the distance from the rivet at A to
the tip at F in order to give the rivet some room to hold. The tips
of the gauge should all come together when it's closed.
6 sided quasi-crystal shape
You can make your own quasi-crystal
shape using the template below:
Dodecahedron / Icosahedron structure
You can make your own internal structure for a
dodecahedron or icosahedron, both based on phi, using the template below:
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