Building Wooden Archimedean Solids

da Vinic's Polyhedra Φ Project #3

Truncated Cube: Edge Length 2.75": Circumradius 4.8917"

Truncated Octahedron: Edge Length 2.75": Circumradius 4.3481"

Truncated Cuboctahedron: Edge Length 2.75": Circumradius 6.3734"

Truncated Icosahedron: Edge Length 2.75": Circumradius 6.8145"

Top Row Left to right: Rhombicosidodecahedron, Small Rhombicuboctahedron, Snube Cube, and Cuboctahedron. Next row, left to Right: Truncated Cuboctahedron, Truncated Cube, Truncated Octahedron, and Truncated Icosahedron.

                                                            Polygon Table Saw Sleds

Hexagon Table Saw Sled

Hexagon Table Saw Sled

Square Table Saw Sled

Truncated Cuboctahedron

Material: Squares-Yellowheart, Octagons-Purpleheart, Hexagons-Sapele

Archimedean Solid Truncated Cuboctahedron table saw blade tilt angle settings:

6 Octagons

8 Hexagons

12 Squares

Dihedral Angle

144.73561°

Polygon Saw Blade Bevel Angles

Hexagon: 22.5°

Square: 12.76439°

Dihedral Angle

125.26438°

Polygon Saw Blade Bevel Angles

Octagon: 32.23561°

Hexagon: 22.5°

Glue up Templates for Truncated Cuboctahedron

Cut and glue time: 5 Hours.

Truncated Cube

Material: Equilateral Triangles-Yellowheart, Octagons-Purpleheart

Archimedean Solid Truncated Cube table saw blade tilt angle settings:

6 Octagons

8 Equilateral Triangles

Dihedral Angle

125.264389683°

Polygon Saw Blade Bevel Angles

Equilateral Triangle: 9.73561°

Octagon: 45°

Glue up Templates for Truncated Cube

Cut and glue time: 2 Hours.

Truncated Octahedron

Material: Squares-Sapele, Hexagons-Purpleheart

Archimedean Solid Truncated Octahedron table saw blade tilt angle settings:

6 Squares

8 Hexagons

Dihedral Angle

125.264389683°

Polygon Saw Blade Bevel Angles

Square: 19.47122°

Hexagon: 35.26439°

Glue up Templates for Truncated Octahedron

Cut and glue time: 3 Hours.

Truncated Icosahedron: Soccer Ball

Material: Pentagons-Bolivian Rosewood, Hexagons-Ash

Archimedean Solid Truncated Icosahedron table saw blade tilt angle settings:

12 Pentagons

20 Hexagons

Dihedral Angle

142.62263°

Polygon Saw Blade Bevel Angles

Pentagon: 16.47221°

Hexagon: 20.90515°

Glue up Templates for Truncated Icosahedron

Cut and glue time: 6 Hours.

Only 5 more Archimedean Solids to build out of the 13 total.