| Project by John Hansen | posted 05-03-2017 03:51 PM | 2085 views | 1 time favorited | 10 comments |  |
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This is a stylized fish cut from a single curly maple board measuring 48” x 6” x 1”. I had this board left over from a job and after staring at it for a few months, I decided to see if I could make a puzzle piece-together shape. I found a similar shape to this on the internet and altered it quite a lot to fit my taste. There was no mention of the author of the original so unfortunately I cannot forward the credit. I like the curves and the flow of this piece. I cut the shapes 3/4” deep with my cnc and then freed them from the board with my table saw. All the pieces fit back together with rounded dove tail joints.
-- John Hansen
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shipwright
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#1 posted 05-03-2017 03:59 PM
Interesting (and well done) piece of art. How big is the finished piece?
-- Paul M ..............the early bird may get the worm but it’s the second mouse that gets the cheese! http://thecanadianschooloffrenchmarquetry.com/
John Hansen
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#2 posted 05-03-2017 04:17 PM
It is 36” long, 16” tall and 3/4” thick. I forgot to mention that… it’s hanging above me right now.
-- John Hansen
Ivan
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#3 posted 05-03-2017 04:38 PM
Fine looking shape.
-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted
bobasaurus
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#4 posted 05-03-2017 06:27 PM
CNC would be a fun tool to mess with. Looks great, well done.
-- Allen, Colorado (Instagram @bobasaurus_woodworking)
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#5 posted 05-03-2017 08:41 PM
Nice!
-- Mama calls me Texcaster but my real name is Mr. Earl.
swirt
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#6 posted 05-04-2017 01:18 AM
Clever. Very clever.
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#7 posted 05-04-2017 01:15 PM
I can’t even comprehend how one would program a cnc machine to cut these shapes, especially the dovetaials so they fit together so flawlessly.
-- Brian - Hazelton, British Columbia
helluvawreck
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#8 posted 05-04-2017 02:58 PM
This is very creative and beautifully done.
helluvawreck aka Charles
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david38
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#9 posted 05-04-2017 04:08 PM
nice job
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#10 posted 05-05-2017 07:08 PM
Great sense of design!
-- Dale
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