Fan Folly 2024 Part 4

 Fan Folly 2024 Part 4

After the debacle of the first attempt at a Fan I had to have a complete rethink.

Pile of Card

I usually have some Card tucked away for making Templates. Unfortunately I was completely out so I was chuffed when a parcel arrived that I could rip up into a Pile to look through.

Selected Pieces

I made a bit of a muck up when tearing the Box so was a bit fortunate to be able to Select Two Pieces that I could use.

Pencil Around

I am not having a good day. Every Bowl I tried was too small. Therefore I was forced to use one of the bigger ones what had Handles. This made it difficult to Pencil Around.

Cut to Shape

I Cut it to Shape. In the above photograph you can see that it is not a straight curve due to the Handles.

Match Up

I placed the one I had Cut out and Matched it Up on the other Card so I could Draw around and Cut.

Fan Folly 2024 Part 3

 Fan Folly 2024 Part 3

I am continuing with the Rough Fan.

Rough Folded Fan

I have Folded the Fan and it does work - Barely. Now to try it with a different Material.

Draw Around Fan

To get the Shape right I have reopened the Fan and Placed it Face down on some different Material. This is an Off Cut from a Christmas Pair of Pyjamas.

Doubled

Once Drawn I Folded the Material over and Cut it out. Next I Glued it together.

Quartered

Once Dried I proceeded to Fold the Material into Quarters. It now looks like a Slice of Cake or a Cheese Triangle.

Snipped

I Snipped the Corner off with a Pair of Scissors then Opened it back up. I now had the beginning of the Semi Circle.

Curved

I Cut away until the Snipped section was Curved. Now it looks like a very thick Rainbow.

Try Five

At first I tried Nine Struts but it wouldn’t work. I scaled back down to Five and though it was better it still wasn’t right. I can Place and Glue them in place alright to start with. 

Unfortunately once I try to fold it or use it the Material comes away from the Stuts. The principle is fine it is the Struts that are the problem. Naturally being placed one on Top of the other the Further from the beginning the Higher the Last Strut is going to be.

This means that the Glue just will not hold in place. With a different kind of Strut it would probably work. However these Garden Labels that I am using for the Struts are not completely Flat. They have raised Edges which is doubling the Gap in between. Time for a rethink.

Fan Folly 2024 Part 2

 Fan Folly 2024 Part 2

I am continuing to work on the Rough Fan

Five to Nine

I am still experimenting with the amount of Struts I can make. This one is Five and Nine. I really wanted to have a Seven but the Length wasn’t right.

Eleven

I have managed to get Eleven on this Bolt. Naturally when Glued the Struts would be Closer together.

Thirteen

It appears that the Maximum I can get on the Bolt is Thirteen. This would be great for a normal Fan. However I am not sure that it will work once I have tried to Glue the Struts in Place.

Five Finger Spread

Since this is a Rough Template I am going to start with the Simplest number of Struts which is Five. I have Spread them out like Fingers to where they would actually be once Glued.

Cut Around

I have Drawn around the Struts and Cut out the Material forming and Arch Shape.

Five Glued

Using PVA Glue I have stuck all Five Struts in place.

Back View

I have Highlighted the Stuts by going around with a Red Pen. This is so I can see if the Struts Move once Glued. I can also see from the Back which might come in Handy when I Fold the Fan.

Fan Folly 2024 Part 1

 Fan Folly 2024 Part 1

My mother has lost her Fans so I have offered to have a go at making one.

Lolly Sticks

My idea was to use these Lolly Sticks as the Struts of the Fan. This would mean Drilling through them. You might think this Folly due to the chances of Splitting the Wood.

Garden Labels

Divine Inspiration! Whilst looking for something completely different I found a Garden Label. These already have Holes in them. I searched for the rest of them and gave them a wash.

Screw It

Next was to find something to go through the Holes. I have found a selection of Screws and Nuts. I have matched them up and have a variety of Lengths.

Add Struts

I begin to add the Struts. I am starting with the smallest of the Screws to see how many I can fit on to the Screw.