This post illustrates some of the nesting ideas and concepts we’ve outlined in the curriculum area of the site. This is a rendering of simple three-leg table I made using Google Sketch-up. The joints have been configured so that the parts can easily be cut using a flatbed cnc router. The table base parts can easily nested within a single piece of hardwood. Often times, these types of production parts are machined from the top or the bottom of the individual parts. This means that the parts do not need to be flipped for additional machining. The detail illustration here shows how the center of the table base comes together after machining. If these parts were actually going to be made we would also add some small diameter holes within the joints themselves so that the parts would register nicely during fabrication. Additionally we would also perform machining to register where exactly the legs and the base would meet and determine a joint structure. This could be accomplished in a variety of different ways, dowel and glue, hardware, or a floating mortise for connection. This concept can be used to create tables, seating, and just about any object I can think of. The aesthetics are also limitless the images here a simple straightforward geometries but the potential for modification is limited only by imagination. The details within the connections themselves also has tremendous design possibilities. In future posts we will illustrate the different possibilities that exist for these connections.

Best,

Bryce

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