OBDF 311 Project 1 Model

 Project 1 Update:


One of the largest concerns was the bookshelf falling over due to weight on the wing, Before I started modeling this project, I ended up giving my dad a call because he's a carpenter that happens to have experience with making furniture and bookshelves. Based off my initial sketches, he asked me about the side profile of the bookshelf. 

Originally, I said it was going to just be a regular rectangular side profile, but he encouraged me to give the dragon a "belly" that sticks out, along with a bit of a rounded head shape. The idea with the belly was that the corners of the shelves were rounded. I didn't want to go too wild with this since my intentions for the bottom shelves are particularly are holding rectangular shapes (books) but I did fillet each corner of the shelf that sticks out.


To help with concerns of stability, he told me that the weight of the wing wouldn't be a concern as long as the bottom two shelves are the thickest. The rough numbers he suggested was 10 to 12 inches for the bottom shelf and about 4 to 6 inches for the top. (I also asked about if it was fine that the head shelf sticks out more than the neck and he assured me that wouldn't be an issue). For structural integrity, the back should be one large piece of cut plywood.

My next step would be to figure out the cuts with the kerf bending. I found a website that calculates necessary cuts so the math for the most part is out of the way: https://www.blocklayer.com/kerf-spacingeng

I'd also have to model on the horns and scales but the base is done for the most part. In terms of scale, the model is made with material thickness at 3/4in (standard plywood thickness) and the height has been measured out in real space.


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