46 OTO03 WOOD GRAGONFLY
23-10-2023
23-10-2023
This was my first attempt at woodworking.
The first step was to draw a picture to determine the shape and then cut it!
The difficulty with this piece is finding the point where it can be balanced. So the angle of the wing part is the most important part. And of course the weight of the tail had to be as small as possible, so I tried my best to thin it out and then keep a larger volume on the body to make sure there was enough weight.You can see several holes in my bird's body, which is evidence of failure haha.
Regarding the angle of the wing: it must have both a forward and a downward tilt, so a total of tilt angles in both directions. And since it was moulded in sections, I had to make precise holes in the body of the bird with the same and symmetrical angles in both directions. The first step was to determine the angle of the wing, then the angle of the hole was deduced in turn, and then the angle of the drill hole was determined. Regarding this step, I was with Tim and he whirled it around for a long time because it was important to make sure the hole was drilled at the right angle. As it turned out, the first time I drilled the hole, the angle was actually exactly right, but I forgot to consider the depth and location of the hole, resulting in a location that didn't accommodate two symmetrical holes that deep, an unanticipated failure that was not well thought out.Luckily, the second time was the right time, that is, it left a mark of failure on the bird's body.
The final time-consuming step is sanding to make it look better and more polished. Firstly, I manually rounded the edges of the base. Then the whole thing was sanded bit by bit with different grits of sandpaper. The surprise is that after the desert is finished, you can see that the grain of the wood is more clear and beautiful, and it adds a different decoration to the bird. The bird also does a good job of achieving the balance I was looking for. And because each part is individually detachable, it's easy to carry around.
The first step was to draw a picture to determine the shape and then cut it!
The difficulty with this piece is finding the point where it can be balanced. So the angle of the wing part is the most important part. And of course the weight of the tail had to be as small as possible, so I tried my best to thin it out and then keep a larger volume on the body to make sure there was enough weight.You can see several holes in my bird's body, which is evidence of failure haha.
Regarding the angle of the wing: it must have both a forward and a downward tilt, so a total of tilt angles in both directions. And since it was moulded in sections, I had to make precise holes in the body of the bird with the same and symmetrical angles in both directions. The first step was to determine the angle of the wing, then the angle of the hole was deduced in turn, and then the angle of the drill hole was determined. Regarding this step, I was with Tim and he whirled it around for a long time because it was important to make sure the hole was drilled at the right angle. As it turned out, the first time I drilled the hole, the angle was actually exactly right, but I forgot to consider the depth and location of the hole, resulting in a location that didn't accommodate two symmetrical holes that deep, an unanticipated failure that was not well thought out.Luckily, the second time was the right time, that is, it left a mark of failure on the bird's body.
The final time-consuming step is sanding to make it look better and more polished. Firstly, I manually rounded the edges of the base. Then the whole thing was sanded bit by bit with different grits of sandpaper. The surprise is that after the desert is finished, you can see that the grain of the wood is more clear and beautiful, and it adds a different decoration to the bird. The bird also does a good job of achieving the balance I was looking for. And because each part is individually detachable, it's easy to carry around.
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