Pattern of Four Box ( aka Snakes)

Maybe I can adapt this for solid wood construction.. I can’t do veneers… well I can … just choose not to.. like solid timber…
Btw… very nice design and as usual well made..

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

Don’t see why not, Larry. Its just triangles and squares and it tessellates. Ideal for a chopping board.

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

Good eye Martyn! As always, you are a true artist!

-- If you don't work, you don't eat!.....Garland, TX

Very Cool Martyn another fine box

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Boy I wish I had time on my hands. Maybe I should stop washing them.

Cool design. It looks like the veneer has held up well. Crisp cutting/placing too.

I can not imagine placing those little triangles with only one try using contact cement. Yikes.

Steve

-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon

No, Steve. I placed the whole pattern, in reverse, on a sticky backed plastic film (sort of thing they used to use to cover school books). Got it all nicely lined up there, then contacted the whole issue in one go. Well I actually contacted all five patterns in one go on a single sheet of MDF, then cut along the sides, on the other side of the MDF with a mitre bit on the router table. Cut out the four corners and folded it into shape and glued it.

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

Oh. My bad. Thanks.
I couldn’t fathom doing them individually with contact cement.

Cool technique.

-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon

You did it again, beautifull looking box.

I am glad to see people still look outside the box. I ma sorry, I just had to.

-- Norman

lol

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

Just came back to have another look,
This has sprung to mind and may be how I will attempt it…

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

Interesting, Larry.
Having reduced the pattern I hope it will go together alright. Might be contacting you over the glue-up, if I may.

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

I am looking at the pattern very closely. Was it intentional to look like the Manx symbol (the triskelion) or is it simply my own eyes wanting to see that? If it was intentional – VERY CLEVER.

Well spotted. I couldn’t figure out how to represent the Triskelion at the time. It was a kind of homage. After a bit I forgot it and all I could see was snakes, in an Escher type of way.

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

Nice work Martyn.

-- Mike, an American living in Norway.