Hm. Just noticed we don't have a 2016 folder here....
Anyway, I believe it is quite apparent hat I have a knack for math in general and specifically geometric designs. Accordingly my last project was a faceted box (commonly known as a rhombic tricontahedron).
It is made from 30 diamond shaped faces with 144 degree miter angles. 20 of them make the "bowl" or bottom part and 10 make the lid.
A) Cutting the faces on my new and improved vacuum pod system with a 1/4" ball nose end mill bit.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-x...1-DSC00320.JPG
B) Cut out elements (Walnut and figured Birch)
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-p...3-DSC00325.JPG
C) Glued together and "turning" the inside with a 1/2" ballnose end mill. Machining 6" deep with a 6" long bit was a challenge on my small machine with 8" z-travel. I had to cut the top 2 inch with a stubby bit and switch to the long bit for the bottom of the bowl.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-e...2-DSC00323.JPG
D) Both parts oil finished and wax polished, outside.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z...4-DSC00329.JPG