Playing around

Not a thought, but rather a question Martyn. Are you out of your mind? If not making and staring at this will make you even more eccentric than you already are! But then if you did not go for it you just would not be you.

So . . . GO FOR IT!

-- I am responsible for how I respond to everything in my life - - Katy TX

I think it will be fantastic, the lit will appear 3d round, and when you touch it it will be flat.
I look forward to see this.

-- Mad F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking.

Martyn,

I must apologize. I woke up this morning, saw this, and had a brief mental picture of a box in your studio. The box is empty, but what no one knows is that in the vortex of the lid are a hundred souls that are trapped inside. Every time someone stops to look at it, oooops, another person just gets sucked in :)

I definitely look forward to seeing what you do with this one.

David

-- There is little that is simple when it comes to making a simple box.

That will be a challenge for you. The 3-D effects will really be interesting though. I would love to see you give it a try. If anyone can do it, you can.

Sheila

-- Contributing Editor, Creative Woodworks and Crafts, Sheila Landry Designs http://www.sheilalandrydesigns.com "Knowledge is Power"

My fellow mad man… go for it… just do it… I think that if anyone can… it will be YOU….
Cheers and Beers my friend…
Larry

-- Drink twice... and don't bother to cut... @ lazylarrywoodworks.com.au For lovers of all things timber...

Cool. Have you been studying Bridget Riley?
That is a wonderful pattern. And like you say, Now what to do with it?

Keep it up,
Steve

-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon

I agree with Mafe. It appears to be 3D. I’d be curious to see what that pattern would look like in a lid.
There’s no one in he!! that I would be able to build anything close to your pattern, but I have faith that you can. I say go for it.

-- Jason - Colorado Springs

Like this?
12×12x1/2 walnut and ash
I wanted to make it 3\4” but – - those edges pieces!!!
3/64” thick!

;-)

Don

-- The best things in life aren't THINGS.

This fits in the ‘nothing under the Sun has never been done’ category…!

-- “Once more unto the breach, dear friends...” Henry V - Act III, Scene I

my oh my, at least two of you out there have been breathing too much sawdust!

-- Kate, http://www.wooden-box-maker.com

I’m impelled to confess.

The cutting board in my post above involved no sawdust at all.

I modeled it in SketchUp and then ran it through a photorendering program to get the image.

Sorry, I just couldn’t help myself.

Don

-- The best things in life aren't THINGS.

Thats OK, Don. After a while something inside told me it was a rendering, a very good one, it was too perfect (if there is such a thing). You had me going for a minute though.

-- Martyn -- Boxologist, Pattern Juggler and Candyman of the visually challenging. http://www.theartofboxes.com

A materials shortage has made me go for only 1mm to 10mm (not 1 to 12mm as in the above) but the first stage is glued up and drying, now!. If anything I think it may end up looking more domed.

-- Martyn -- Boxologist, Pattern Juggler and Candyman of the visually challenging. http://www.theartofboxes.com

This will be great Martyn as Dons’s rendering shows.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

I’m afraid its going to be a box though, Jim. Slightly different technique to my normal one, but a box nonetheless. I’m not blogging it now because even I am not sure just how much of what I want to do is acheivable.

-- Martyn -- Boxologist, Pattern Juggler and Candyman of the visually challenging. http://www.theartofboxes.com