Anything Can Be an Instrument or a Ruler for Making Ball Joints

One of the most creative aspects of any art for me is looking for (and finding) new uses for usual objects. A hair rubber band becomes a marker for knitting, a hairpin starts pinning the row on the embroidery design, a needle and a crochet hook become sculpting instruments and glass bottles make excellent rolling pins.
Линейка для шарниров
A ruler for making balls
 

I didn’t invent using a ruler with circle holes for making ideal spheres, but I like it.

A long time ago, before I joined the ball-jointed doll course I bought a triangular ruler with circle holes. But when the time came it turned out that it only had holes with diameters I had no use for. So I had to buy this big one.

Две линейки для шарниров
Two rulers for making balls
 

And here is how I use it: on the left is a sculpted ball before I sand it. And on the right is a ball I have processed with the ruler. The hole right above it is the one I used.

Шарнир до и после обработки
A joint before and after
 

And here you can see three diameters: 11, 13, and 25 mm. The central one is already attached to an arm, but it is not sanded yet. I hope it will look better. 

Шарниры трех размеров
Three sizes of joint balls
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  1. EI says:

    First off I would like to say great blog! I had a quick question which I’d like
    to ask if you don’t mind. I was curious to know how you center yourself and clear your thoughts before writing.
    I have had trouble clearing my mind in getting my ideas out there.
    I truly do enjoy writing but it just seems like the first 10 to 15 minutes are generally lost just trying to figure out how to begin. Any suggestions or hints?
    Thank you!

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  2. Elena says:

    I’m not sure I’m the person to give out advice on writing but here are a few things I could safely recommend:
    – if the beginning stresses you out, start in the middle or the end, just start writing and then put what you have written in the order you like;
    – write about what you are familiar with;
    – read other people’s blogs to get ideas about structure and presentation;
    – writing and editing a blog post takes time, hours, sometimes days. Spending 10-15 minutes on figuring out how to begin is not that much really.

    Good luck!

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