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A very pampered dog.
My DIL loves her dog to the point of dressing her up and takes her everywhere. She is very passionate about anything she likes so she is my favorite person to make things for. I was reading about tessellation and thought I would give that a try.
I drew a picture of a Dachshund and I altered the tail and ear to get those parts to fit together. I could then combine the same object with itself.
Once I had that figured out I designed the plaque with the letter “P” for Penne the dog’s name. I was pretty happy with the project, but I had another idea that I wanted to try.
I drew up a design for a display holder. I altered the tail and paw to work with the tilt of the plaque.
I used my scroll saw to cut out the dog from 3/4” poplar and used India ink to blacken it.
My wife suggested I use dog bones instead of dowels to keep the plaque from sliding forward. It was tough to carve something that small because I have diminished sensation in my fingers and it was very hard to hold. They didn’t come out as good as I had hoped, but they were good enough to work.
The base is made from cherry (from the gifted piano wood) and was detailed around the perimeter with my Dremel and a small burr.
I painted that area black with the ink. I added a few feet underneath and cut mortices for the tail and back paws.
It was interesting how the light reflected very similar colors on the dogs, no matter how I turned the plaque. The top right and the bottom left looked close to black and white while the top left and bottom right dogs look tan and brown. I guess when I cut them out they were all pointing in the same direction and the chatoyance flipped as they were rotated. The “P” changed, but not as dramatically. I know wood reacts like this, but this design really illustrates the changes you get when deciding how to orient your part when cutting out the pieces.
I had a hard time photographing this piece. For some reason, I couldn't get the colors right, so I showed it with both backgrounds.
Well I’ve created a long post with too much insignificant info and too many pics, but I use this site to let my family on the East coast know about the project and not have to write it out twice. All comments welcome and appreciated.
Well I’ve created a long post with too much insignificant info and too many pics, but I use this site to let my family on the East coast know about the project and not have to write it out twice. All comments welcome and appreciated.
.................. John D....................
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i love your creativity john, i always love to see what you come up with.
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Awesome John 👍
Lots of doggishness added in, very unique. I've never tried blending shapes like that, you make it look easy, also a neat addition with those wide splines on the frame!
Lots of doggishness added in, very unique. I've never tried blending shapes like that, you make it look easy, also a neat addition with those wide splines on the frame!
Looks cool! Keep up with that tessellation, you'll catch up with MC Escher.
Steven- Random Orbital Nailer
Thanks Larry, nice of you to say.
Thank You Bruce. Nope, not easy at all. I feel like it took me longer to figure out how to make that work, then it did to make the project. I know you like to account for the kerf, but sometimes I want that black line to accentuate the pieces. I tried it both ways and for this piece the lines looked better to me.
Thanks Steven, I do want to look into this a little further. It becomes harder in my opinion when the subject is wide and squat. Objects that are geometric shapes and closer to square are easier to work with.
Thank You Bruce. Nope, not easy at all. I feel like it took me longer to figure out how to make that work, then it did to make the project. I know you like to account for the kerf, but sometimes I want that black line to accentuate the pieces. I tried it both ways and for this piece the lines looked better to me.
Thanks Steven, I do want to look into this a little further. It becomes harder in my opinion when the subject is wide and squat. Objects that are geometric shapes and closer to square are easier to work with.
.................. John D....................
Nope, not easy at all.
Still, you got those doggies to merge. Maybe call it "dogged determination"?
I hear you on the kerf topic. The only way I've found to fully eliminate the black line is to have a perfect fit and sand away all the char. Kind of like the scroll sawyers have been doing forever without any char to worry about 😀.
I do like the lines when I want the pieces to differentiate. Without kerf compensation, everything fits together soooo much easier and you have wiggle room for working up a panel with lots of pieces.
If I can re-register the panel after assembly, It is neat to be able to retrace (burn) the pattern to clearly define the edges and if I want thicker lines, easy enough!
Oh, of course I absolutely love this! You loaded up the dog details which just adds to the wonderfulness of this project. Very sweet gift.
Impressive, very well done.
Ron
I'm impressed that you did your own tessellation! This is a very cool project.
Very nice...my Dachshund is sitting beside me .
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