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You owned a lead ruler 20 years ago? I get the idea but I had never heard of such a thing. I know about physical splines, but I thought those were flexible wood

You owned a lead ruler 20 years ago? I get the idea but I had never heard of such a thing. I know about physical splines, but I thought those were flexible wood, or maybe plastic later on.

weinzierl 3y ago
Oh yes, and apparently you can still buy them[1]. Mine was blue and probably a different brand (Faber-Castell, maybe) but otherwise looked the same. I didn't use it much for drawing, though, because I liked the French Curves (or Burmester Schablonen, as they are called in German) much better. The lead ruler, on the other hand, was fun to play with during boring lessons, I like to think of it as my generations fidget toy. [1] https://www.praehistorika-archäologenbedarf.de/produkt/kurvenlineal-40-cm-bleikern/ https://www.xn--praehistorika-archologenbedarf-dtc.de/produk...
- rkagerer 3y ago
  Sounds super useful for tracing curves onto a material you need to cut. Is there still lead in it? Any health issues? Is that why I can't find them in North America? EDIT: I do find hits for Flexible Curve Ruler on Amazon but several reviews complain they don't hold their shape well. Are they made of a substitute that doesn't perform as well as lead?
- Zancarius 3y ago
  Just looked them up and found some on Amazon from $17-40ish depending on brand, length, and probably other factors. I had no idea these were a thing!
Tao3300 3y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesbian_rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesbian_rule
- civilitty 3y ago
  Off topic but that lesbian rule would have been a great punchline to this sketch: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QIBwSHZAOU0 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QIBwSHZAOU0
- deleted 3y ago
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