Snowflakes using a router

farley · Post by **farley** » Sat Dec 01, 2012 7:49 pm

Years ago I made snowflakes using a router
Anybody ever do this
First you rout different shapes on a board,then glue together and then slice them off.
I know woodworking for mere mortals just did this, so it got me thinking about where I originally saw this.
Thanks

heathicus · Post by **heathicus** » Sat Dec 01, 2012 9:29 pm

I saw that WWMM video and thought it was an interesting project. I'd love to give it a try sometime.

J R in MO/TX · Post by **J R in MO/TX** » Wed Dec 05, 2012 4:25 pm

You Tube:
"Steve Ramsey Wood Snowflakes" video

J R

bosox · Post by **bosox** » Wed Dec 05, 2012 5:12 pm

yea cool video . I saw this already

farley · Post by **farley** » Wed Dec 05, 2012 8:36 pm

Yea, as I said his video reminded me of the ones I did maybe 25years ago....I just can not remember where..I still have some of them.

reible · Post by **reible** » Sat Dec 08, 2012 2:07 pm

I got to looking at the video and while it would be fun to make some of these I really don't have the time now.

But wait, there is sketch up. Not only does it make it easy to see how they go together it also lets you test designs.

Step one make a sample piece.

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Take two parts and put them together

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Check your fit

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Since the first part is a component each time you use it, it remains that part. So anything you do to the single part is reflected on both the two parts (first glue up) and on the final glue up as well.

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Just a couple more in the next post.

Ed

reible · Post by **reible** » Sat Dec 08, 2012 2:13 pm

The rest I did today.

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Not as useful as real ones but you could certainly do your planning this way. For fun you could also drill holes to add yet another look, or use different router bits....

Ed

mountainbreeze · Post by **mountainbreeze** » Sat Dec 08, 2012 5:08 pm

I made some of these yesterday just for something to do and they came out pretty good. I found it easier and more accurate to glue all 6 parts together at one time. A cut-up bicycle innertube used as rubber bands were just the right size. The key to a good fit is ensuring all of the sides (24 of them!) are the same width. If it is just "close", things don't align exactly right. Also, (and I should have known this) be sure to sand the block just before slicing into the individual pieces. It's a lot easier than sanding the edges after the slicing has been done.