On this page will be pictures of sculptures I made in Fall 2020.
The first sculpture, completed on November 21, 2020, was a (3,1) torus knot carved from a 3"x6"x6" block of spalted tamarind wood. The final size after carving and polishing was 5.5"x5.5"x2".
The second sculpture, completed on December 9, 2020, was a (3,5) torus knot carved from a 2"x6"x6" block of Padauk wood. The final size after carving and polishing was 5.75"x5.75"x2".
Below are pictures of a 3D printed sculpture of a design I created many years ago based on the Star of David, originally made by soldering thin metal rods together. Four such stars are placed on the faces of a tetrahedron, so that each star touches an adjacent star at three points. Three of these pictures show a 3D printed version made from strong flexible plastic where each line segment of each star is 3" long. The second three pictures show a 3D printed version made from Rhodium plated brass where each line segment of each star is 1.5" long. I received these models from Shapeways.com on Jan. 12, 2021.
Here are three pictures of a pair of (3,5) torus knots made from Amarela wood, completed on Jan. 22, 2021. The original wood block from which they came was 3"x6"x6", but I cut that block into two pieces, each about 1.5"x6"x6".
Here are three pictures of a (3,5) torus knot made from another piece of Padauk wood, completed on Jan. 31, 2021. The original wood block was 2"x6"x6", but the final result measures 1.75"x5.5"x5.5".
Here are three pictures of a (3,5) torus knot made from a piece of Osage Orange wood, completed on Jan. 31, 2021. The original wood block was 2"x6"x6", but the final result measures 1.75"x5.5"x5.5".
To see more types of sculpture I have tried, follow the following links:
Links back to:
Webpage of Alex Feingold,
Department of Mathematical Sciences,
Binghamton University.