Memoirs of a Polyhedron Maker

Work begins...

After making several wooden math shapes no more than a couple feet wide, I felt it was time to expand my sculptural adventures, and make one that someone could go inside. The hardest part is being at a point in history where the study of symmetric forms is developed enough. 150 years ago it would have been difficult to suddenly decide to make this shape unless I was a lot smarter, and a few years from now, there may not be any humans left to study anything!

Working with numbers graciously provided by Robert Webb, a much more experienced programmer and checking them against Robert Birrell's 1992 masters math thesis report about this shape, and in which there were some errors (I would have flunked the man!), I could now figure out how much wood I needed and begin construction...

After bankrupting myself buying wood (and right after that finding out I was getting laid off from my main day job, but that's another story), the first step was to cut out accurate paper stencils to aid in cutting out the actual pieces. When cutting anything with sharp objects or power tools, always remember that
SAFETY MUST BE MAINTAINED!

NO: NO:


If you maintain proper focus and observe safety rules, you should be able to cut a whole lot of stuff without too many problems besides splinters, back pain, and general fatigue.

All summer I've been attempting to collect unemployment, job hunting, and trying to get this thing done by Sunday the 19th (tomorrow, as I write) but really it will be done within a week of Sunday. (Really!)

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