How To Make A Wood Soccer Ball

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[hammerheadmouse]

You are on a different There is no other youtuber on your wavelength of woodworking!

[blueroseyt]

This is pretty cool, I"ve been wanting to make something like this for a while, this inspires me a lot. Great Job. You have obviously put a lot of thought into how to accurately cut so many small pieces.

[steveverhoeven]

Nice work Steve, makes me feel good , watching you thinking it through then telling your hands to do it.
Good work!

[dmaschy]

Very nice, this winter it would be a good challenge.

[mpart_woodlathe-stuff]

So many genius moves here Steve - microscope ... screw adjusting ... plastic and rubber band clamping; very good tips I can borrow? So wonderfully conceived and executed but way above my pay grade. Maybe I could adapt it to a router table setup. If you don't know already, wood turners are enamored with segmented turnings so they might be adapting your genius moves !! I was beginning to worry when you mentioned live centers but that went away when you turned with cups, whew. My goodness, all the pieces you showcased were beauties Steve. And two as lidded boxes yet. Stay safe. -Mike

[Steve.Garrison]

What polyhedron would you like to see patterns for?

[driftsmith]

yes saw this before but brilliant job well done nice video

[express]

Always nice to see a new vid Steve. It must be noce to have invented a new art form that didnt exisist until you thought of it :). I'd still have a wonky line though!!!

[allanwolfe]

Wow! Enjoyed watching your vid. As a suggestion for improvement, I like the technique for laying the tape, adhesive side up, doubling and sticking ends to the table. Doing this allows me to tight fit my pieces more accurately before glue-up. Hope this makes sense.

[reditus]

Precioso increíble genial felicitaciones desde Argentina

[victoriaramsay]

What is the maths to work out what angle the cuts should be at?

[ismatnabila]

How did you determine the bevelled angles for particular pentagons & hezagons?

[devonantalek]

How did you calculate the angles needed for the pieces?

[Modellbaubauer]

hello how many degrees are the edges cut?

[maggiemacgill]

awesome ! You will offer the soccer ball to Daisy !

[TheDiabolicben]

U rule!!! Gotta find a way to get a macro scope. Where theres a will theres a way. .

[sdspivey]

Is it better to have a small or large blade? Small blades are cheaper, so you can be sure to have a sharp blade. Large blades have more teeth and can cut more on the down stroke, so the cut can be smoother.
Two tips: First, you waste a lot of electricity starting up the saw, so you could add extra clamps to the sled. Then you can line up and align multiple pieces and then cut all at once, with barely more energy than cutting one.
Second, add a scrap piece of wood near the blade, beside the aluminum, that sticks out 1/8" or so, that way if during your adjusting, you get too close to the blade, the wood will be cut before you hit the metal, saving your blade.

You are my favorite "Steve" and that includes myself.