[Math] Mechanic method to draw a logarithmic spiral

logarithms

I'm in the need to draw (more like to use a wood router to carve a groove) a logarithmic spiral in a piece of wood. So, I got a router that is attached to a stick, I draw a circle by rotating the stick around a center.. but, I need to increase the radious (the router's distance from the center) in a logarithmic fashion to obtain the so elusive logarithmic spiral.

Now, the problem here is that I need to find a no-super-complicated way to increase the radius, do you know any method to achieve that?.

Best Answer

From Wolfram MathWorld:

The logarithmic spiral can be constructed from equally spaced rays by starting at a point along one ray, and drawing the perpendicular to a neighboring ray.

Edit I searched for straightedge and compass constructions and found an old Popular Science article featuring the math behind the router. However, it doesn't show any spirals.

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