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Hexagon-shaped box made with basic materials
Today I wanted a solution for an easy-to-carry box for my pencils that I can nest into each other (like russian dolls (those wooden box dolls you can insert into each other)).
My solution turned towards this hexagon-shaped box which uses basic Steckverbindungen, cuts and folds.
In the sketch you see solid lines - these need to be cut.
The dashed lines need to be folded.
I reduced the size of my blueprint sketch by 5% and by 10% to have smaller grids.
Then I transferred the three differently sized grids on foil and assembled them:
The first attempt:
This 3-box-assemble is not stable enough, because the foil I used is very thin and too instable. And I made lots of mistakes and was overally very sloppy with crafting.
Yet, overally this works ok. If I improve the previously mentioned aspects this box assemble will work fine.
I might:
- use thicker material
- be more exact with crafting each box
- consider using 3 clamps for additional stability
- improve the Steckverbingungen between the three boxes
I can insert the three foil boxes into each other.
(I might make photos later. but right now I am very sleepy and want to "laze around". )
Perhaps I might write a better-structured post later as well. (once I crafted the improved model)
after all I enjoy the hexagon design - and how well I could use isometric grid paper to draw the pattern for that box.
Pen box with a group of East Indian ships, inside a Chinese river scene and a sampan. Qianlong period circa 1740
This silver and porcelain box was made as a souvenir that the British and Dutch sailors, or rather the officers because of the materials used, liked to bring home.
Pen box, 1918-19, Iran.
Pen box and utensils, 17th century, India.
Bespoke pen box by Linley
Pen Box from the Gun Set of Mahmud I, Ottoman Turkey, ca. 1732
This pen box has an ink reservoir in the end with a lid that opens, and also holds a pen holder and a knife; it fits into the butt of a musket.
Walters Art Museum
Pen box, 1918-19, Iran.