1/8" Baltic Birch ply
This is a scaling and slight redesign of an existing design, I wanted to be able to make this design but in 2 sheets of material instead of 3 like its bigger brother.
1/8" Baltic Birch ply, red flashlight
1/8" Baltic Birch ply, red flashlight, looking at itself in the mirror
Its bigger bother can be found here:
Call me Seal, pleased to meet you.
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Baltic Birch ply.
It’d been a long time since I built a new creature model, I decided to do one to keep my skills sharp. Pleased to say that this one worked without any adjustment to the model, my design was flawless. A few details:
The entire thing is friction fit and entirely made on the Glowforge, no 3d printed parts or glue.
The entire model comes out to about 11" diameter.
The model is made of 120 faces and 300 connectors
About 2.75 ful…
Bonus, it throws fun shadows on the ceiling when you light it:
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Now you need a wizard staff to hold it up!
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I really like looking at this, but it also makes my brain hurt. Beautiful work as always!
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ptodd
January 9, 2024, 2:58am
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Nice job reducing the size. Lost nothing in appearance.
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cynd11
January 9, 2024, 6:10pm
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Greatness does not necessarily correlate with size. I think it’s even better, as I’m always motivated to use 2 sheets in place of 3.
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Whoa. Even unlit, it’s incredible. Love the look with the lights. So cool.
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You have mastered this dimension and are ready for higher realms. Fare well, traveller!
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mark14
January 10, 2024, 8:01pm
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wow. this one is trying to break my brain
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