This week I decided to make Stormbreaker from Marvel Comics. This is the reference image from the internet. First I prepared the materials and the sketch. This project will consist of 4 pieces: the ax, the hammer head, the connection
Art toy week 1: blank mod & character turn around
Originally I did not have any idea how I was going to modify the blank, but after I had done my assignment for another class which was supposed to be a candle stick, I put the two together something triggered
Subtraction week 8: lathe first try
For this week I took the demo piece in class and turned it into a candleholder of sorts. first I roughed out the shape I wanted, and then marked out the thinnest part. I then cut out the shape, before
Intro to fab week 6 (Final): The safest Guillotine there is (?
For the final project I decided to make a motor-powered small guillotine. For the motor mount I found some acrylic that I cut into a finger joint box. For testing purposes, I left it unglued but rather tied it with
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Intro to fab week 5: checkmate, said gorilla glue
This week I made some wooden Chinese chess pieces with a different species of wood as a powder inlay. I first laser-engraved two pieces of hardwood I was able to find on the big laser machine after testing the position