Pointing machine
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A pointing machine is a measuring tool used by stone sculptors and woodcarvers to accurately copy plaster, clay or wax sculpture models into wood or stone. In essence the device is a pointing needle t
A pointing 'machine' and its crosswood
The pointing needle and stop
Copying a plaster cast of a bust in red sandstone. Workshop of the Strasbourg cathedral
A computer controlled router carving a sculpture from a block of marble
Pantograph
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A pantograph is a mechanical linkage connected in a manner based on parallelograms so that the movement of one pen, in tracing an image, produces mimic movements recorded by a second pen. If a line dr
Pointing machine
…pointing machine to produce enlarged or reduced copies; the traditional instruments for this are a set of calipers or a three-dimensional version of the pantograph. However, there is also a special version of the pointing machine that was used for mirroring, enlargements or reduced carving. To better control the…
Pantograph 3d rendering
Pantograph etching mechanism
Francis Galton's pantograph
A small pantograph milling machine