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Trace the Oval

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How to draw an oval!

What happens here

With the string loop now around the two remaining nails, insert the notched pencil into the loop. Hold the pencil upright and pull it taut against the string, ensuring the string remains tight around the two nails and the pencil. Starting from one of the previously marked points (e.g., the bottom point of the vertical axis), guide the pencil while keeping the string taut. Move the pencil around the nails, allowing the string to dictate the curve. Draw one half of the oval, then repeat the process for the other half, meeting at the starting and ending points to complete a continuous, perfect oval.

Goal: Draw the complete oval shape.

Tools and materials

  • Nails — Providing pivot points for the string
  • Pencil — Drawing the oval outline
  • String Loop — Guiding the pencil to form the oval

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the string will ride in it. Now once you got your string cut and tied, you got your points marked. Put it right in there. Start there. Hit this point. Hit this point. This knot might mess some of you guys up. So I'm going to move that knot there. Hit this point here. And then come back and hit this point.

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