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boule de canton

  1. 2 spheres interlocked inside a sphere

    2 spheres interlocked inside a sphere

    2 Spheres interlocked 32 mm in diameter inside a sphere 65 mm in diameter (same piece of holly wood). A second captived sphere 1.5 mm in thickness broke on the last mini opening.
    • Jean-Louis Meynier
    • Media item
    • boule de canton interlocked spheres sphere sphères agrafées ajourées
    • Comments: 6
    • Album: Boule de Canton
  2. A dodecahedron inside 4 spheres

    A dodecahedron inside 4 spheres

    A sphere 65mm in diameter with 3 captived spheres and a dodecahedron 21mm in diameter (same piece of maple).
    • Jean-Louis Meynier
    • Media item
    • boule de canton dodecahedron sphere
    • Comments: 4
    • Album: Boule de Canton
  3. Jean-Louis Meynier

    Boule de Canton

    View: https://youtu.be/W-ibKSww6k4 View: https://youtu.be/njUVJZ7qi2M View: https://youtu.be/r51iN-BS_1A View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxOcLNqno1g View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VHjbSVXmJw
  4. Boule de Canton with Star

    Boule de Canton with Star

    Boule de Canton with 5 Spheres and a Star, 65 mm diameter, in maple
    • Jean-Louis Meynier
    • Media item
    • boule de canton captive wooden spheres chinese balls spheres and stars
    • Comments: 11
    • Album: Boule de Canton
  5. Boule de Canton

    Boule de Canton

    Boule de Canton with 7 Spheres, 65 mm diameter, in maple
    • Jean-Louis Meynier
    • Media item
    • boule de canton captive wooden spheres chinese balls spheres and stars
    • Comments: 5
    • Album: Boule de Canton
  6. Boule de Canton with star

    Boule de Canton with star

    As Bill suggested for the August 2022 challenge, I put my own spin on this challenge and did a 12-pointed Star in a Ball in a Ball in a Ball in a Ball and in a Ball on a spiral support with 2 outside spirals, one square (4mm x 4mm) and one rectangular (7mm x 4mm) with a twisted spiral at the...
    • Jean-Louis Meynier
    • Media item
    • boule de canton chinese balls spiral
    • Comments: 11
    • Album: Boule de Canton
  7. Boule de Canton

    Boule de Canton

    This one was done at Jean Claude Charpignon's wood shop in France this July. 4 Spheres with a Star in the middle, 65 mm diameter.
    • Jean-Louis Meynier
    • Media item
    • boule de canton chinese ball spheres with star
    • Comments: 7
    • Album: Boule de Canton
  8. Boule de Canton

    Boule de Canton

    The 3 components
    • Jean-Louis Meynier
    • Media item
    • boule de canton chinese ball eccentric turning finial sphere spiral
    • Comments: 3
    • Album: Boule de Canton
  9. Boule de Canton

    Boule de Canton

    After 1 year of no activities on my lathe, I am back. A sphere of 65 mm with 6 spheres inside in maple. The mother sphere has 3 mm wall, the other 5 have 2 mm wall and the central sphere is 7.5 mm radius. The spiral support idea comes from “The Manuel du Tourneur” by L. E. Bergeron, 1816...
    • Jean-Louis Meynier
    • Media item
    • boule de canton chinese ball eccentric turning finial sphere spiral
    • Comments: 8
    • Album: Boule de Canton
  10. Boule de Canton

    Boule de Canton

    A sphere of 65 mm with 6 spheres inside in maple. The mother sphere has 3 mm wall, the other 5 have 2 mm wall and the central sphere is 7.5 mm radius.
    • Jean-Louis Meynier
    • Media item
    • boule de canton chinese ball eccentric turning finial sphere
    • Comments: 0
    • Album: Boule de Canton
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