Beautiful sculpture. Did you do the crosshatch by hand?
Thanks.
Yes, though I had originally intended to add some type of hieroglyph which probably would detracted from the visual flow.
Those finished pieces look great. Are you using F360 for CAD/CAM? Also, what material is your black table?
Yes. Fusion for everything.
The table is “donated” optical breadboard from Thorlabs, 19mm thick aluminium.
That’s impressive, you must be really proud. Niw that you have made one how do you feel about making more? How much easier do you think it will be?
Curious: are other string instruments possible?
Thank for the tip on Austin Shaner.
“The violin guy in my building…”. Where do you live ? Santas Grotto? 
Must be a blast, quite a community.
Luthier: another new word for me (after googling"
I just completed what I call my Violatar. It’s a very small 4 string electric guitar that is tuned like a viola. I have built electric basses by using shop tools before but this is the first one built entirely Fusion 360 and the OneFinity Woodworker I got this summer. Yes, Austin Shaner is THE MAN on Youtube for guitar modeling in Fusion.
@AndyP really cool. My very first question that came to mind was ‘how in the world did he engrave on the slanted surface ?’. Answered when I scrolled down to the next photo. Very clever. Will have to keep that one in mind.
Here is an interesting use of a CNC. OK it is not the Onefinity (it is a home made CNC) or even my work (a friends fine idea). Using a CNC to unlock an old 4-digit mobile phone. Made me laugh.
Another sculpture done as a two sided carve on my 1F. Of course there was a ton of hand shaping to do because of the 3 axis limitation as well as hours of sanding and detail carving . It might have been faster to have hand carved it. but that wouldn’t satisfy my 1F obsession!
If interested, it is 15-1/2" high and made from curly walnut.
Superb. Great to see limits pushed as they can often spin off other ideas. A really nice piece of work. The sanding though, must have been a chore.
Are you telling me you don’t like seeing flag and gun themed carves 40x per day? Or if they’re feeling spicy, gun themed flags.
This was a fun project - remember, it is all about the box
Project: A box to hold a photo album to be given as a 60th birthday present for someone who loves Galaxy Chocolate.
Wood: American Walnut
Size: 213mm x 243mm x 41mm. 0.2mm tolerance around box lip gave a snug but not tight fit.
Software: Fusion 360 for box and VCarve for top carving. Blender3d for modelling
Bits: Box: 1/4", Carve 1/8" (Roughing) and 1/32" (Finishing)
Consumables: 3 galaxy chocolate bars - very difficult to model and not eat.
Work holding: CA Glue and Blue Tape
Finishing: very light sanding and then teak oil.
Lessons Learned:
- I ran the 1/32" bit 90 ipm, I could have gone much faster as I was only removing 0.2mm of stock remaining from the roughing pass.
- you need at least three different sized chocolate bars to model from as each, surprisingly, has a different chunk shape
I just love walnut for caving. And for mocking up a chocolate bar it is ideal.
What chocolate bar is next?
Absolutely delectable! Gives me thoughts of trying this with 'Peeps" for one of my sisters-in-law.
