Can't wait for the download. This one looks huge fun. Real plural of octopus is octopodes - Greek derivation. But it is not in common usage because people don't generally know and are more used to particular Latin plural forms.
OH! I see where you mean, Rob! I didn't get this update on my reader for some reason. huh. Well, the little guy arrived a bit late but as you say, he had a hard journey this year! Mark Fullerton, who laser cut these for me, sent a photo of the card he himself got with one arm held up over his eyes and his little nose tucked under the mitten cuff. He called it Shy Mouse!)
So glad you got him and like him, Rob!
In any case, yes! I'd be delighted to send along a pdf of the Illustrator file for any of your readers to download and enjoy cutting and folding up. Any old woven cloth could be used to make a little stocking or mitten for him to sit in; an old piece of a sweater or sock, etc.
I used paint and chalk to color his facial features for a bit of life.
Rob! This looks amazing! Can't wait to see a little movie of how it moves!
PS: Octopuses and Octopi are both grammatically correct (I learned from this very cool series Kory Stamper, an Associate Editor at Merriam-Webster, talks about the plural version of octopus.)
So if you build another 11 you'll be able to make a scale, then you can go on the make a full keyboard set, then you can find out to change the sound to simulate different instruments and build another several thousand to construct a full organ!
Very impressive! The Amazing Amazon Organ Company.
Then of course there is the problem of how to get the wind through the pipes. The Victorians used water power.
Real organs simulate the string sound (i.e. that of violins etc.) by cutting small grooves into the lip of the pipe, parallel to the length of the pipe. I don't know why that works.
HA! A+ for having safety gear around, B- for having it on the floor! HA, but cool discovery! The honey comb I have here is in between the two thicknesses.
Thanks Shelley. A house I lived in when I was a student had doors made from paper honeycomb with plywood front and back. I know this because a friend managed to trip over a fire extinguisher and fall through the door revealing the inner structure.
I really did enjoy this post, Rob. A friend just gave me a few samples of this sort of honey comb only about twice as thick as the one the dishwasher came with (!) I was thinking more of it would make a marvelous room divider here, albeit a mighty expensive one. Good stuff. Now you've explained how it works.
very very good, yes. Took me a minute to get why you were doing that. My first thought was why not just use a ruler. Then I read it again and saw you are only using a wee little bit so it's less bulky for small spots. Brill!
I used your first cube design as the basis for my holiday card this year. Instead of a snap-up, I used a string, so the victim can pop up the cube by pulling the string. Pic at http://flic.kr/p/97iDLB
Took longer to assemble than I hoped, but it was a cute little project. It seems people enjoyed the novelty.
@maxmaxi it'll be a few days before there is a new project to download. You could always stay signed up as a member. Signing up for one month then cancelling your membership really does seem like you are cheating the system ;-)!
Don't care what you call a gang of them....mine is going to be called Leggy.
... Only if you are in the UK! HA! Well done, Megan...
Can't wait for the download. This one looks huge fun. Real plural of octopus is octopodes - Greek derivation. But it is not in common usage because people don't generally know and are more used to particular Latin plural forms.
OH! I see where you mean, Rob! I didn't get this update on my reader for some reason. huh. Well, the little guy arrived a bit late but as you say, he had a hard journey this year! Mark Fullerton, who laser cut these for me, sent a photo of the card he himself got with one arm held up over his eyes and his little nose tucked under the mitten cuff. He called it Shy Mouse!)
So glad you got him and like him, Rob!
In any case, yes! I'd be delighted to send along a pdf of the Illustrator file for any of your readers to download and enjoy cutting and folding up. Any old woven cloth could be used to make a little stocking or mitten for him to sit in; an old piece of a sweater or sock, etc.
I used paint and chalk to color his facial features for a bit of life.
He's called "Comfort Mouse".
Rob! This looks amazing! Can't wait to see a little movie of how it moves!
PS: Octopuses and Octopi are both grammatically correct (I learned from this very cool series Kory Stamper, an Associate Editor at Merriam-Webster, talks about the plural version of octopus.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFyY2mK8pxk
Thanks Hugo, won't be long now :-)
Interesting pages about organs and organ pipes here.
Well done, Rob. Can't wait it becoming ready...Anxious, indeed!
What a beautiful card, Rob! Very kind from Shelley...Oh, Rob, please, draw this card and share with the audience as a downloadable model of a card....
Several Thousand pipes! I'd better order some more stuff from Amazon.
I didn't know about the grooves in the lips to create string sound, I should be able to try that out using the natural corrugations in the card.
So if you build another 11 you'll be able to make a scale, then you can go on the make a full keyboard set, then you can find out to change the sound to simulate different instruments and build another several thousand to construct a full organ!
Very impressive! The Amazing Amazon Organ Company.
Then of course there is the problem of how to get the wind through the pipes. The Victorians used water power.
Real organs simulate the string sound (i.e. that of violins etc.) by cutting small grooves into the lip of the pipe, parallel to the length of the pipe. I don't know why that works.
HA! A+ for having safety gear around, B- for having it on the floor! HA, but cool discovery! The honey comb I have here is in between the two thicknesses.
Thanks Shelley. A house I lived in when I was a student had doors made from paper honeycomb with plywood front and back. I know this because a friend managed to trip over a fire extinguisher and fall through the door revealing the inner structure.
I really did enjoy this post, Rob. A friend just gave me a few samples of this sort of honey comb only about twice as thick as the one the dishwasher came with (!) I was thinking more of it would make a marvelous room divider here, albeit a mighty expensive one. Good stuff. Now you've explained how it works.
Ah!
Much clearer.
Thanks!
Hopefully this picture helps.
Half a twist, then glue the end to the back of the snake lined up with the dotted line.
No hurry.
I am fascinated by mathematical models and thought this one would be a snap...must be getting older faster...
very very good, yes. Took me a minute to get why you were doing that. My first thought was why not just use a ruler. Then I read it again and saw you are only using a wee little bit so it's less bulky for small spots. Brill!
That really is fabulous!
Hi Ed, Sorry to take so long to get back to you, I'll see if I can get some more photographs done tomorrow for you.
Dear Shelley's Cat, the model is coming along nicely. I don't think it'll be suitable for cats to play with though. Sorry.
I used your first cube design as the basis for my holiday card this year. Instead of a snap-up, I used a string, so the victim can pop up the cube by pulling the string. Pic at http://flic.kr/p/97iDLB
Took longer to assemble than I hoped, but it was a cute little project. It seems people enjoyed the novelty.
Ooooooio! Can't wait to see this in action, Rob! Yay!\\\\\\\\\\\\ Last symbol typed by my cat.
Yay! Can't wait! I love how sweet people like Trishjoyce are and how rabid for models we all are!
@maxmaxi it'll be a few days before there is a new project to download. You could always stay signed up as a member. Signing up for one month then cancelling your membership really does seem like you are cheating the system ;-)!