How to Make a Cube Within Cube Within a Cube Puzzle
Intro: How to Make a Cube Within Cube Within a Cube Puzzle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCo8mkD5ZiI
In this instructabe I will show you how to make a cube within a cube within a cube.
The process itself is not very hard but it takes some time making it.
The cube have no purpose, exept form maby getting people puzzeld about how you got them in there.
If you make this remember that safety gear is important. Always wear ear protection and glasses while using power tools!
dust maskes also
STEP 1: Tools You Need
Here are the tools you will need for making this cube.
The drill press you see is not really necessary, but it makes it a lot easier. i strongly recomend using one.
The drill press you see is not really necessary, but it makes it a lot easier. i strongly recomend using one.
STEP 2: Marking
Begin with sawing out a square wood piece. The length of my cube was about 6 cm, but it may wary vary depending on the drill diameter.
I recommend using a hard type of wood like I did. The wood I used was mahogny.
After marking the senter of all sides you are ready to go to the next step.
I recommend using a hard type of wood like I did. The wood I used was mahogny.
After marking the senter of all sides you are ready to go to the next step.
STEP 3: Drilling
When you drill out the holes be very careful, so you don’t break the wood or cut yourself.
begin whith drilling out the lareger hole. But dont drill it to far in, and always make sure every hole is the same lenght.
STEP 4: Cutting Out the Cubes
Now its time to cut out the cubes : ) be very careful while doing this, so you don’t cut yourself or brake the cubes. A sharpe kife is strongly recomended when doing this.
STEP 5: Sanding
Now all you have to do is to sand it.
This takes some time and can be hard whit the inner cube.
As always begin with rough sand paper and go down to finer.
STEP 6: Finishing
Now you can make a final finish by using some sort of oil or paint.
In the one to the right I used oliven oil. Oliven oil worked just fine.
Other alternativs can be:
Wood oil
Mineral oil
paint
.
In the one to the right I used oliven oil. Oliven oil worked just fine.
Other alternativs can be:
Wood oil
Mineral oil
paint
.
34 Comments
Rcmaster06 8 years ago
technofossil 12 years ago
It's a great project and instructible. I assume that the spelling (use of the wrong word) errors are language issues rather than lack of spell checker. If you would like, I could work with you to correct them.
AbstractDragon 12 years ago
I've got a set of beautiful wooden bowls I bought at least 8 or 9 years ago that were olive oil finished, and have never gone rancid or anything like that. No special care, either. I use them as "junk catchers" in the living room, so they get the dust wiped out occasionally, but nothing else, and one of them sits in a spot that gets sun for part of the day.
Animal based oils or random veggie oils ARE a bad idea.
sabladask 12 years ago
I have now edited the instructable and changed cookingoil with olive oil. I also tryed to make my spelling better.
drobertson123 10 years ago
You may have gotten lucky with Olive Oil, but beware, if/when Olive Oil rots it gives off a NASTY rancid smell. My guess is that in the past the olive oil polymerized or dried without going rancid first. This may be a trick of your climate or just luck, but you will certainly know when it goes bad. I have a cutting board in the shop that my wife won't let back in the house.
My personal favorite is Tung Oil. You could soak the whole thing then just wipe off the excess. Tung Oil gives the wood a nice warm glow and solid protection when it dries.
mvanderdeen 11 years ago
evan_124 11 years ago
evan_124 11 years ago
MatissZalcmanis 12 years ago
thees are mine!
awoodcarver 12 years ago
Wasagi 12 years ago
dvnfntn 12 years ago
hjjusa 12 years ago
moses abramovish 12 years ago
zack247 12 years ago
sabladask 12 years ago
I recomend using a hard wood type but thats my opinion :)
zack247 12 years ago
but the mdf would be able to absorb a lot of finishes.
sabladask 12 years ago
Pleas post a image if you make a MDF verson
benjamenjohnson 12 years ago
I found using a coping saw blade with one end cut works better than a knife. Otherwise you could use a pin-less scroll saw blade.
sabladask 12 years ago
the sawbalde thing sounds really smart :)