WoodenPendulumsbyFredHolder

Irecentlyhadaladycontactmeseekingawoodenpendulum.IhadnevermadeonebuttoldherIwouldbehappytogiveitatry.IsearchedtheInternetandfoundapictureofanancientEgyptianwoodenpendulum(seeFigure1).Imadeacopyofthatpendulum(SeeFigure2)andsentaphototoher.Sheindicatedthatshewantedapendulumthatwasmoreplumpandabout2”long.Basedonthatinformation,ImadeasecondoneasclosetowhatIfeltshewanted(seeFigure3).Shewasveryhappywithit,butwantedthehookontopremoved.Sheadvisedthatshewantedtousethependulumforhealingpurposes.IhaveusedpendulumsovertheyearstoseekanswerstoquestionsthatIdidnothaveananswerto.Ifyoucanclearyourmindwhenusingit,youcangetverygoodyesornoanswers.Forthisarticle,IdecidedtoincludeabitofinformationfromtheInternetonthesubjectofpendulums.Thefollowingissomeofthatinformation:“Apendulumisanobjectsuspendedbyacord,usedforobtaininginformationwhichthenormalsensesareunabletoaccessonaconsciouslevel.Youcouldimprovisewithaneverydayobject,suchasapendant,achain,aplumbboboraringonathread.However,apurpose-madependulumisbestbecauseithasashapeandgeometry,thatis,asymmetry.Thisallowstheswingtobemoreevenandmoresensitiveandthereforemoreeffective.Thependulum,asanextensionofthepersonusingit,maybeinfluencedbothconsciouslyandsubconsciouslymakingtheresponsesaccurateaswellasinaccurate.Wishfulthinkingorapreconceivedoutcome,howeverslight,canbemagnifiedmakingtheuseofthependuluminthatinstanceineffective.Theusermusttakestepstopreventthis.Insufficientlyspecificquestioningcanresultinsenselessresponses.”HereisabriefdescriptionofhowImadeaturnedwoodenpendulum.Icutthewoodintoasquarepieceabout1-1/2inchessquareandabout1”longerthanIwantedthefinalpendulumtobe;i.e.,forthefinalpendulum(Figure3),thewoodwasthreeincheslong.Imountedthisinachuckwithalivetailcenterinthetailstock.Thispointmadebythetailstockwouldbetheplacewherethehookwouldbeinserted.Ithenturnedtheshape,working

downtowardapointonthechuckside.Beforeitbecamesosmallontheheadstockend,Isandedthroughthegritsdownto400.Ithencutdowncarefullywithaskewuntilthepointwascutclean.IthenhadtodoalittlefinalsandingonthepointandthenappliedacoatofKerf’sWoodCreme,averynicebeeswax-basedfinishthatworksverywell.Itheninstalledthehookandapieceofstringtocheckitout.Itworkedbeautifully.Itswungsmoothlyinthebackandforthposition(whichIhaddefinedtobeYES)andsideways(whichwasdefinedtobeNO).Italsoswunginacirclewhenitdidn’tknowtheanswertothequestion.Ishouldmention,ifyoudecidetomakeoneofthese,ithelpstodrawa“plus”onapieceofpaperthatyouplacebelowthependulumandmarkthedirectionforYesandNo.Youwillknowthatitdoesn’tknowwhenitswingsinacircle.Havefunwithyourpendulum!

Figure1.PictureofanancientEgyptianWoodenPendulum.

Figure2.PictureofmycopyoftheEgyptianPendulum.

Figure3.Pictureofthefinalpendulumthattheladyloved.