If you have a task to build up your own abacus then you could do this with the help of any thing that could resemble beads. All that would be needed to construct it will be a wooden frame and some rigid rods and beads.

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All of these things can change a bit in their shapes and sizes. It is also not necessary to use a wooden frame, any frame which could fulfill the purpose of the frame of that of an abacus will be good enough, and for instance a plastic frame will be perfect if it fulfills our purpose.

Firstly you have to make the frame according to the needs of an abacus. Now put a rod horizontally into the frame and fix it such that the upper portion is smaller and the lower portion is bigger. When the beam is fixed then put the beads in the rods you have with yourself. When both the frame and the bead’s rods are ready then place those rods within the frame and your custom made home abacus is ready to use.

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Things of various colors and different matters can be used. Drinking straws and pipe cleaners can be used as rods and metal machine nuts and washers can be used for beads. Different color beads can be used to distinguish between the adjacent columns as well as between the adjacent beads. This will give a brighter look to your abacus.

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