In case you couldn't tell I am just slightly obsessed with EOS's logo. I am close to having 100 variations of the logo logged on Steemit. For a switch up, I wanted to use physical materials to build the chestahedron in celebration of tomorrows token sale.
WARNING: This is a very quick and dirty prototype with just glue and sticks.
The first challenge is figuring out how to size up the shapes inside a chestahedron. When I inspect the logo I see 3 equilaterial triangles whose vertices connect to make a fourth equilateral triangle on which the structure stands. Between those triangles are kite shaped geometries that are also equal. There are total of 7 sides.
Tools:
- Wire cutter
- 12-15 Bamboo Skewers
- Hot glue gun
- Paper
- Sharpie Marker
Instructions:
- Equilateral literally means equal on all sides and I start out by marking 3 bamboo skewers at the 10mm mark.
- Cut three of the skewers at the mark you've made. Double check to make sure the skewers are all 10mm long.
I recommend having the 10 mm end pinned against the flat surface after you've positioned your cutter. This prevents the stick from shooting off during the cut.
- Draw an equilateral triangle on a paper to get a template for how to arrange the sticks and place the sticks along each edge.
- Secure the three corners of the bamboo triangle and lay it on a flat surface.
_I used a hot glue gun and the glue took about 30 seconds to harden.
- Create three equilateral triangles with a missing base.
- Place one of the shapes from step 5 along two points of the triangle from step 4 so that it is perpendicular.
I leaned the step 5 shape against an object that was perpendicular to my work surface.
- Continue what you did with step 6 using the two remaining two sided shapes.
Slide two uncut skewers under the top of two equilateral triangle and secure the tops of the skewers.
Slide a third uncut skewer under the open triangle and secure the third skewer touching the top.
Cut the skewers to a length you are satisfied with (5.5mm - 6mm worked for me) and glue the bottom of the skewer pyramid to the tops of the equilateral triangles.
Pro-tip: If you have crazy nosy neighbors, you can give them fuel for gossip by walking around with a chestahedron and taking pictures of it like it's a million bucks.
It's like a sexy chestahedron photoshoot!
Should've set this to nsfw.
Hilarious! Might have to blur out some parts.
Nice build man! I wonder what your neighbors would say if you built a giant one in your backyard.
Keep on steeming
Haha. Well if I'm going to do that I will build a fence made of chestahedrons.
Ahhhh this is very very cool! Launch day is tomorrow.... CHEERS
What an amazing idea! It's good to see some original content on Steemit! Looking forward for more of these little woodenstick creations! Keep being creative! I like it!
Cheers from Switzerland.
Feel free to check my Guitar's Artwork, maybe you’ll like it! <3
I can see why you're obsessed! I started watching a Frank Chester video a week ago and that guy is awesome.
Excited for token sale, but is there any way for US residents to participate in the EOS offering???