[TheForge] A spiral jig or form

[Mike Linn]

It looks to me as though each vertical rod is one piece, and that is was 
formed on a 3d template, possibly formed from wood with a sheet metal 
cover.  I know someone who is very familiar with Francis' work. I'll ask 
him if he knows.

mike


At 09:30 PM 1/16/02 -0800, you wrote:


>Hello all,
>
>
>
>I was reading though a Francis Whitaker book, the Cookbook; and there is a
>candle holder made of 12, 1/4 by 12 inch inch round pieces.   They are
>formed into two part descending  spiral with a band interrupting the spiral
>in the middle.  The In his directions he says to shape the pieces around a
>form so that they are all the same before aligning them and attaching them
>to their upper and lower bands.
>
>I cannot for the life of me imagine what this form looks like or how to make
>one.  I have seen this design or shape before, it seems the oldest most
>traditional form and I would love to be able to  produce it.
>
>If any of you know how its done please do tell.
>
>
>Mata
>
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