Hi Earl,
Sorry I can't take a picture of this. My camera went to heaven this morning, and I need to read up on the new one before I'm allowed to use it...
Err...umm....I kinda eyeballed it. I've got my dad's 1950's tweed Argylle for a model. I copied the swooped shape of the curve, and made the split atop the outer edge of the gauntlet to match.
My jacket size is 42R with ***" of arm length. The finished cuff is roughly 13" in circumference at the lower edge, and 14" at the upper reach. The inside height of the gauntlet is finished at 3.5" high, and the outer edge is 6" high to the tips. The last 1.5" of the seam at the tips is open, and steamed slightly to accentuate the outward-ness of them. If you were to lay the cuffs flat, and align a ruler from the lowest point of the inside edges to the gauntlet tips, the curve of the fabric that spans those two points would drop 3/4" from the bottom edge of the ruler. That low point of the curve is exactly 1/2 way between the two points. (Does this make sense?)
I actually cut my gauntlets 2" too long, then used the extra length to let the sleeves out to my length. They're stiffened quite a bit, so they retain their shape even when I'm moving my arms about.
Good luck.
Kevin.
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