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Steve Kirincich
12-27-2014, 10:32 PM
Hello,
I was recently given a very interesting symmetric curved solid made from maple and walnut. I recall seeing its construction described on a woodworking blog in the last year or two, but without being able to recall the name for this shape, I am unable to find the blog. Any help identifying the name of this solid would be appreciated. Thanks.
Steve
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Mark Woodmark
12-29-2014, 9:56 PM
Very Cool!......It looks like a Dowikes of some kind
Bill McDermott
12-31-2014, 4:18 PM
That's a real exercise in work-holding. I envision some curious clamping. Glad you showed us that interesting piece.
Steve Kirincich
01-21-2015, 9:38 PM
I have learned that this solid is called an oloid. Very interesting in many ways. I am trying to understand the descriptions for make it.
Cheers!
Steve
Dan Hintz
01-22-2015, 7:04 AM
I have learned that this solid is called an oloid. Very interesting in many ways. I am trying to understand the descriptions for make it.
Cheers!
Steve
These two pages provide a wealth of info (from a mathematics standpoint... and some useful pics):
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Oloid.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oloid
If you're good with jigs/fixtures, you can make one without too much trouble... just remember to measure twice and cut once.
Or you could cheat and go here to see how someone else makes it:
http://members.home.nl/arie.brederode/olo3.html
Steve Kirincich
01-22-2015, 8:01 AM
I recall visiting a website that described the jigs used to make this form. I understand some of the geometry, but I do not fully understand the description on Arie Brederode (arie.brederode@home.nl)'s homepage.
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