Designer/artists extroardinare Amy Ruppel is doing a deer chaboo in a collaboration between myself, her, and Joe Mansfield.  She approached me with some drawings of using a cutout deer silhouette as the center spline of the chaboo and some hand cut felt placed on the chaboo.

Joe had told me about an idea last year of  inlaying lasercut felt perfectly into a laser cut recess so that the felt lays flush with the surface but we had never actually done it.  Realizing this technique would be perfect for Amy we headed to Joes laser shop to discuss.  Hes the best at doing weird and fun things with the laser!  Here are Amys drawings for her chaboo.

Project Chaboo is such a great excuse to do cool experimental things that we never get around too cause we’re too busy trying to make money.
radiusing the deer from Ken Tomita on Vimeo.

I had Amy make a template for me out of 1/4″ MDF.  I then used a straight bit with a bearing to copy that form onto 3/4″ baltic birch plywood.  Here I am radiusing Amy Ruppel’s deer with a 1/16″ roundover bit on the router table.

Amy taking off with her deer.  Bring it back please!

Amy steals the deer from Ken Tomita on Vimeo.

Deer adventure to be continued…

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