Planning

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Theme: “Symmetry is Overrated”

I want to play with the idea of intentional and surprising asymmetry across my builds

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Process

A humble chunk of 2x4

A humble chunk of 2x4

Angle is misaligned after cutting the lid. I repeated the cut to fix this.

Angle is misaligned after cutting the lid. I repeated the cut to fix this.

Yay!

Yay!

Mapping out the cutout in the body of the box

Mapping out the cutout in the body of the box

Cleaned up the inside with a chisel, used some sandpaper to git rid of rough inside edges and the belt sander to remove pencil marks

Cleaned up the inside with a chisel, used some sandpaper to git rid of rough inside edges and the belt sander to remove pencil marks

It’s done!!

It’s done!!

Angled cuts on the bandsaw for asymmetry

Angled cuts on the bandsaw for asymmetry

Adding a screw as a pivot point

Adding a screw as a pivot point

The lid pivots!

The lid pivots!

Cut out the hole with a drill press + a fostner bit

Cut out the hole with a drill press + a fostner bit

Aaaand I managed to chisel myself 🫠

Aaaand I managed to chisel myself 🫠

There are still a few rougher spots on the inside, but I’m happy with it otherwise!

There are still a few rougher spots on the inside, but I’m happy with it otherwise!


Example from class