| Project by TexPenn | posted 526 days ago | 1284 views | 1 time favorited | 6 comments |  |
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Egyptian cut??? Well we had to call them something!
Oh, I mean, These awsome 10 sided cubes of maple, inspired by the shapes of ancient egypt!
They measure 17” tall & 11” square on top.
I started with 11X11X17” blocks of maple. I have the makita beam saw – circular saw with 16” blade. I set it to 22 degrees & cut all around the top as deep as it would go (6.5”) then conected the dots & cut as much as I could with the beam saw again. & finished the cuts with a sawzall. They came out pretty nice, so I will be making more after I finish the 10 that I am making now for Christmas.
-- Ted, TX or PA www.around-the-bend.com
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doncutlip
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#1 posted 526 days ago
So instead of ‘walk like an Egyptian’ we’d say ‘saw like an Egyptian’? Cool, um, things, substantial and elegant.
-- Don, Royersford, PA
fissionchips
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#2 posted 526 days ago
Very nice, I have several pine logs waiting for a similar treatment. I really like to idea of sculpting from a single block of wood.
a1Jim
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#3 posted 526 days ago
Unique table well done
-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/
HalDougherty
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#4 posted 526 days ago
Very interesting! The shape shows the maple wood grain very well.
-- Hal, Tennessee http://www.first285.com
JoeinDE
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#5 posted 526 days ago
Thanks for answering the “How the hell did he cut that?” question the popped into my head as soon as I saw these. Nice job on these.
-- A bad craftsmen blames his cheap #$%ing tools
Bluepine38
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#6 posted 526 days ago
Great looking tables, and I thought a 10” Mall skill saw was a brute, That 16” must really be fun to wrestle
and keep a straight cut going. Thank you for sharing.
-- As ever, Gus-the 74 yr young apprentice carpenter
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