1J20.30 Hanging Belt

1J20.30 Hanging Belt

Shows a “belt hook” for the hanging belt.

A piece of wood shaped a bit like a musical treble clef is propped on a single finger of a man's hand. To be more specific, the piece begins with a small, flat circle of wood. A narrow strip of wood extends from the left-hand side of the circle, like a tail. The total length of the tail looks like a bit over twice the diameter of the central circle. As the tail arcs up and away, it curves inward, rising above the circle until it reaches a point that looks equal with the center of the circle. Then the tail, continuing its journey, curves back to a point in line with the circle's edge. The tail tapers as it goes, until at the very end, it looks about as sharp as a ball-point pen tip. A wide leather belt is slipped into the narrow space between the circle and the tail where the tail first curves toward the circle center. The belt has a large buckle, adding to the visibility of the demo for the students at the back.

 

Same concept, different execution:

In this balance trick, a wide half-hoop of metal wire ends in a long, pencil-thick piece of wood with a small crossbar. The crossbar's dimensions compared to the wooden rod give the piece the appearance of a mallet head on a wooden handle. The metal hoop resembles a croquet hoop, and the wooden handle with the mallet-like end looks like a croquet mallet for a desktop croquet set. The metal end of the half-hoop is lightly balanced in a man's hand.

Location: both, B2-2