I thought I’d spend a little time trumpeting the excellent designs our friend Kenneth from Whittled in Wood is making. He moved to California and retrofitted his machine, so it’s been a while since he’s cut many parts, but he’s been making up for it with a vengeance over the last few months.
Pinewood Derby Batmobile
Kenneth grabbed a Batmobile model from the Google Sketchup model warehouse, and exported it as a photo. Then he imported that photo to Vectric’s Photo VCarve and cut it into the Pinewood Derby Kit.
Kids Clothing Boxes
Kenneth was inspired by some of the “friction fit” snap together designs many people have been coming up with lately for CNC mills. He needed some storage boxes for his kids clothing, and designed these. He let his kids pick out the insignias for the sides.
Tree Bookshelf
Kenneth’s lovely wife had a brilliant idea for a bookshelf. She envisioned a giant stylized tree, with all the limbs supporting books. She drew it out, and Kenneth designed it in Sketchup. He used the “Sliced model” skeleton style that’s been popular lately with snap together puzzles and models.
Here’s what the finished trunk looks like
More details are available in two posts on his blog:
http://whittledinwood.blogspot.com/2010/04/my-bride-is-pleased-with-her-list-of.html
http://whittledinwood.blogspot.com/2010/04/trunk-of-tree.html
Piano Boxes
Kenneth has been commissioned to make small piano-shaped boxes for a local piano teacher. These are still in prototype form. Kenneth is trying to decide whether to hinge them on the outside, or leave the top loose but the outside unblemished by hardware. I personally suggested internal hinges. What do you think? Let him know: http://whittledinwood.blogspot.com/2010/04/piano-box.html
The boxes are used to hold tokens the teacher gives out throughout the year, which can later be redeemed for prizes.
Anyway, I’d like to take this time to announce that Kenneth has made us official distributors for his designs. If anyone wants any of this in the North Texas area, we’re the guys you should come to. If you’re closer to northern California, give him a call.