Channel: frank howarth

Category: Howto & Style

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Description: I have made this year's Christmas ornament from a 20-sided icosphere. I made the 20 triangles forming the icosphere by gluing up a length of wood pieces that formed a Christmas tree graphic. I then sectioned that length of wood into the 20 triangles that I needed. I made a jig for the table saw that allowed me to cut the precise angle on the sides of these triangles so that they would all fit together to form the 20 sided sphere. I then woodturned this 20 sided object on the lathe to form a true sphere of about 6” in diameter. It has 20 differently decorated Christmas trees around its surface. It is made primarily of maple Christmas trees in a walnut field. I then decorated each tree by drilling holes in the face of each triangle and inserting different types of dowels. Reference videos: How to Woodturn the Earth: youtu.be/krMWHx0SQvo Snowflake Sphere: youtu.be/UqYgB3KIvfM How to Woodturn a Sphere: youtu.be/wZ7yfkBbsiw Tools used in this project can be found at frankmakes.com​ CNC: cncrouterparts.com​ Woodturning tools: carterandsontoolworks.com To see upcoming projects follow me on social media Patreon patreon.com/user?u=16151185​ Instagram instagram.com/frank.howarth​ Twitter twitter.com/FrankHowarth​ Facebook facebook.com/FrankMakes