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2 polyhedron in one!

This is a 'dual' of both a dodecahedron (stained dark) and an icosahedron (clear coated). They are duals mathematically, because they relate to each other 'one to one' in the number of edges, and they relate as compliments to the number of planes to number of vertices.

This is one of the more difficult pieces to make, because each has 2 different lengths. In fact their exact relation to each other is the 'golden ratio' which is really big all throughout nature. Each of the wood pieces is cut just halfway thru so they snug fit like Lincoln Logs. The 3 way compound miters on the dodecahedron are different than the 5 way compound miters on the icosahedron.

...There will be a quiz on Friday!
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~gexgrino Nov 17, 2012  Hobbyist Artist
i guess thats your greatest creation to this day :ooo
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Mood: Joy ~RNDmodels Nov 25, 2012  Professional Artisan Crafter
This one takes the longest time to make! Thanks so much
:)
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~Aspartam Jun 16, 2010
This bring back childhood memories...Building dodecahedrons with colored cristal paper, to put on the lamps for chrismas. I loved them, I considered them a bit improvement over the ugly yellow globes of glass...But my parents doesnt allowed them to stay, because of heat and also it dimmed the light a lot.
Even in carboardit vas not so easy for me ! I am totally impressed with your wood work complexity.
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~RNDmodels Jun 16, 2010  Professional Artisan Crafter
I have seen so many of those, even in colored oragami, some very beautiful pieces. I actually think paper would frustrate me more than wood mainly because the wood pieces will each hold the same angle (right or wrong, but they are always consistant with each other) where paper would always have just enough error from angle to angle. Im so glad you got to find my pieces in wood here on DA :)
-Ron
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*AlisonAilfinnAllan May 11, 2010
Bloody hell I can't even say that title let alone spell it
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Mood: Confused ~RNDmodels May 11, 2010  Professional Artisan Crafter
Wish I could say the title was harder to say than it is to build!
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*AlisonAilfinnAllan May 11, 2010
Hehe, well yer I can imagine that building such things requires a good deal more patience than I was blessed with, so I'm thoroughly impressed that you have the patience and ability:w00t:
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~RNDmodels May 11, 2010  Professional Artisan Crafter
...and I still have all my fingers too, considering this is very very close to a table saw blade vs clicking a mouse safely behind my desk :)
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Mood: Fear *AlisonAilfinnAllan May 11, 2010
:o yes I can imagine that what you do is quite dangerous - my fingers are stinging just thinking about it!
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*bear48 May 10, 2010
sweet
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