Octahedron of 8 Hexagons (OS-26)

I made this all wood Octahedron with 8 hexagons rather than 8 triangular planes. I figured that since doubling the 3 sides of a triangle gives me the 6 vertices of a hexagon, then just skip every other one I'd get the same result with some really cool 4 pointed stars in place of the octahedron's original 6 vertices. Next time I'll try 8 nonagons!

This would be very typical as a lamp in a 1950s' - 60's Googie style coffee shop. That or just a table top sculpture. Either way, its still a pretty cool piece.


9" tall, 48 pieces of wood, all fully compound mitered.