five intersecting tetrahedra

hermanntrude

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I was going to post this in the pics thread or the quiet spot but now it's finished I'm so proud I think it needs its own thread :)



it took me four days, consists of 30 peices of paper and no glue. assembling it nearly turned my brain inside out.

Here's a video (which I did NOT make) of a guy making one:

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karrie

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Okay... so... the serious question.... how will this work in to the baby's mobile? Because you are planning a mobile for the baby right? This would make an interesting center point.
 
karrie

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hermanntrude said:
never tought of that. I wasnt planning one but i expect i could knock up ten in a week :0) fun!
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Leave it to a man to have such a gorgeous talent, and not think of applying it to decorating for the baby. lol.

I think you should do all sorts of items though, not just the tetrahedra. cranes are an obvious one, and I'm sure you have more you could apply (personally, for a little girl, a mobile full of flowers would be heavenly). Balsa wood is cheap, and string is even cheaper... it would be easy enough to do.
 
hermanntrude

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funny at one stage i was planning a mobile like that for my sister but never got round to it :eek:(

it's quite difficult to hang some of these models. This particular one is quite delicate and can't be hung from the corners or it'd fall apart... i'll have to think of ways
 
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karrie said:
Leave it to a man to have such a gorgeous talent, and not think of applying it to decorating for the baby. lol.

I think you should do all sorts of items though, not just the tetrahedra. cranes are an obvious one, and I'm sure you have more you could apply (personally, for a little girl, a mobile full of flowers would be heavenly). Balsa wood is cheap, and string is even cheaper... it would be easy enough to do.
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He throws em on the floor til they get stepped on!!!! pffffft


YOU FINISHED!!!ITS GEORGIOUS!
 
karrie

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With the tetrahedra, I would use it as the center of your balsa wood frame, from which to hang all the rest of the pieces as you choose to make them. If at all possible that is. That way, it would hang from the balsa framework through the center, rather than trying to hang it from one corner.

As for other pieces, beadwork wire is wonderful.


hermanntrude said:
funny at one stage i was planning a mobile like that for my sister but never got round to it :eek:(

it's quite difficult to hang some of these models. This particular one is quite delicate and can't be hung from the corners or it'd fall apart... i'll have to think of ways
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