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Jason, I think you have a better understanding than you think. I broke it down into 9ths based on the height that Paul was giving. 1/9th equals 1-1/2″. The only rule is that each element of a design is a whole number proportion to the other elements. Sometimes you have to play with the numbers until you get a proportion that works for your design and available material. The stool for instance, I knew the height that I wanted and I knew that my leg material was 1-1/2″. So I played around with it until I found proportions that worked for the overall design. I did it in two different ways to show that there is more than one way to get the deign.
Adding 1/9 or 1/6, is an old design trick to tweek the proportions of a design either wider or taller.
If your interested in this type of thing I highly recommend reading “By Hand & Eye”. You can find a link in my other post. You can buy the book or buy a download.