Some Turning/Wood Working Examples
One can only guess how these legs were made.
Another one that is mostly turning on a lathe. If you need hints how the
spirals were made on the lathe, consult the middle two pictures. The right
two pictures shows another variant of this table (in combination with
some glass). The first table (left four figures) is made from a Fagus tree.
The second table (right two figures) was made from mahogany and (glass:-).
Penrose triangle is a very well known so called 'impossible' shape.
Try google it. This specific variation of the penrose triangle is part
of my "Escher for Real"
and
""Beyond Escher for Real"
work.
The right image shows the NC simulation on
NCSim.
These bottom two images show snapshots of the NC process.
NC machining was used to cut the David Star shape at the neck. The rest
is regular wood turning. The image on the right shows the NC setup. The
David Star is actually formed out of two intertwined Penrose triangles.
See also ""Beyond Escher for Real".
Here is another variation of this model, this time from an Olive tree.
Here is another variation of the david Star. Herein, the Jewish David
Star is shaped to look like the Islamic Crescent Moon symbol from the side.
As a result, this model presents the Jewish David Star from one view and the
islamic Crescent Moon from another. The image on the right shows the CNC stage.
A combination of NC machining and turning. The image second from the right
shows the NC setup while the right image show the final NC part before turning.
Yet another combination of NC machining and turning. The image on the right
shows the NC step.
A neck formed out of a cross of two letters...
Wicker style tops for wood (olive tree) vessels. The left image shows the CNC stage.
Two cones turned on a lathe, sliced and glued together...
Another combination of NC machining and turning. The image on the
right shows the NC machining stage, on the turned blank.
The square section neck of this vase was created using NC machining. See image
on the right.
The wiggling neck section of this vase was created using NC machining.
See image on the right.
The wiggling neck sections of these vases were created using NC machining.
The neck in the shape of a simple (not a) knot. The NC process is also
depicted.
Both vases (glasses!?) are the result of some addition carving. No CNC
this time...
Turning only to flip inside out and turn again,,,
Turning the wood on the side. The right example is using Olive tree.
As one of the most famous models in computer graphics and geometric
modeling, here is a wooden version of the Utah Teapot. Yet another
combination of CNC (top left), making two half-teapots, and turning on
a lathe (top right).
This is a pen kit I received from a great friend, Tom Hunt, Seattle,
that helped me diving into this fun turning hobby. You can purchase
this pen kit from this
site
Another pen I turned using a blank that is formed by two differently colored
wood parts cut into complementary sine wave pattern and glued together. The
sine wave pattern was made using NC machining.
NC machining of the head of the David's statue. A relief.
See NCSim
for the NC simulation image.
These bowls are from an Indian Rosewood (Dalbergia sissoo) tree.
Any clue what wood this is!?
Banana holes. Left image shows the CNC in action.
Diamond holes. Left image shows the CNC in action.
A Bowl with winged holes. Left image shows the CNC in action.
Another Bowl with winged corner holes. Left image shows the CNC in action.
Eucalyptus
Wood from a stock Tom Hunt, Seattle sent me (Tom, what wood is this?).
Some winged vases with natural bark
Indian Rosewood
Shoe knots, with real shoe laces...
Another combination of turning and NC machining. Carefully inspect the
cross sections! The image on the right shows the CNC process.
Yet another combination of turning and NC machining, of a vase and its cover.
The images on the right shows the CNC process.
Another relief using NC machining of NC (G-) code I received from a dear
friend in Boeing, Tom Grandine. The top right image shows the NC simulation on
NCSim
A simple attempt at segmented turning.
two sides of the same parts!
