Thursday, June 2, 2016

Design by building



It would be foolish to design without a plan – sometimes.  It would be foolish to design without engineering analysis – sometimes.


However, sometimes we should design by building.  Conjure general ideas in our mind and start building, making mistakes, fixing the mistakes and moving steadfastly forward.  While many projects can never be done this way, especially civil engineering projects and complex mechanical and chemical schemes, there are times when designing by building lets us create in a very natural way.  It can lead to marvelous designs as shown with this scratch built loom.  It evolved one piece at a time, with gears made with a scroll saw and additions to the mechanism as needed.


Avoid designing large structures by building...




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