Arachnid Bowl

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Arachnid flatpack plywood bowl.

Some plywood, glue, tools...  Oh wait, no glue and no tools!  Simply slot the pieces together, and in a couple of minutes the flat cutouts are transformed into a 3D bowl that is perfect for all that nutritious fruit.  Mmmm vitamin C.  Yum.

 

 One thing of note is that when assembling the bowl, it helps to apply the pressure right on the joint to avoid stressing the material.  Once assembled, the bowl is strong, but the individual ribs are fragile on their own.

More free designs on Thingiverse

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The blogging silence hasn't been reflective of my design work.  Here are a few designs I've produced recently.  They are all available for free from Thingiverse.


Jewellery tree made from American Cherry veneer MDF:

Nested Animal puzzle made from Earth-friendly bamboo.  This is like a jigsaw puzzle, but it's made from all kinds of animals that snuggly fit together without any carnivorous carnage:

Tulip Vase made from 4mm plywood.  A test tube fits snuggly inside to hold flowers or some such:

Wishbone Candle Holder made from 4.5mm acrylic.  Two halves slot together to form the 3D structure:

Spice Cabinet

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I like cooking. Cooking needs spices.  Spices need containers.  Containers need storage.  Storage needs to be easily accessible during cooking. 

Spices - check.
Glass spice jars - check.
Storage - time to design some spice cabinets

This is a prototype for a set of stackable spice cabinets, which will be screwed to the wall.  The sliding doors, provided they are kept closed, will hopefuly keep the contents secure during an earthquake.  Don't want little spice bombs exploding around the kitchen!  Most doors will be clear, but the cabinet with all the odd containers will have mirror doors to conceal the "mess".

 These are pretty easy to make with Ponoko Personal Factory - jump here for free files!