Truncated Icosahedron

This piece was quite a challenge to make. It took me longer to tweak angles to make a perfect fit than it did to cut them all and glue them. That was a challenge too! Due to the way they fit together, they had to be glued up all at once.
After rough shaping, the points of intersection where drilled out and a plug inserted.

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SkyJ

Registered: August 2005
Location: Orlando Florida
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Date: Sun May 20, 2007
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Keywords: truncated icosahedron

Comments

Big_Mike

Your segmented work is quite wonderful, SkyJ. I used to do some segmented work myself and found some 3M stretchable packing tape that was wonderful for clamping irregularly shaped segmented items while gluing. Again very nice work.

#1 Sun May 20, 2007 10:33pm

SkyJ

Thanks Mike, Its comin along slowly but surely

#2 Sun May 20, 2007 11:43pm

Larry Charlot

your work is progressing exponentially. Big word for outstanding work.

#3 Mon May 21, 2007 12:25am

kidcolombia

Absolutely beautiful work Sky J. Are these some of your first segmented pieces? Whether they are or not the level of accomplishment is admirable. Congrats!

Jim

#4 Mon May 21, 2007 1:28am

SkyJ

Jim, Ive been doing segmented work since I started turning. As a matter of fact, the first turnings I ever did were segmented
Thanks for the kind words all!

#5 Mon May 21, 2007 9:39am

flyboy

I would like to see the glue up for this. Do you have pictures of your set up for your cutting jig or glue up jigs?

Very nice work.

#6 Wed May 23, 2007 9:33pm