Adam West, World Globe (Student Awards 2018)

The inspiration for my project came from the desire to create an individual and unique project drawing on my international school travel experiences. My project consists of five main components: 1. The globe is a light weight balsa wood core, which was shaped and turned into a sphere as a solid piece on a lathe. 2. The camphor laurel veneer map was made by laser cutting and etching flat pieces of veneer that were then glued on to the core using hide glue from Carbatec. Additionally, in the southern hemisphere of the globe, I have designed and created a makers mark highlighting a pun on my last name which has been etched on the map. 3. The gimble and stand system is a combination of Tasmanian oak and merbau, that has been ripped and then steambent. The addition of the fitting and fixtures allow the globe to spin 360°. 4. The base was constructed with mitred-domino and biscuit joints, again using Tasmanian oak and merbau (complementing the gimble), with a strip of aluminium within some of these joints. 5. The drawer is made from Tasmanian oak with a plywood base using rebated timber drawer runners, rebate and dovetail joints, as well as a curved chamfered handle on the faceplate of the drawer. Year 12 (Industrial Technology), Asquith Boys High School, NSW. Teacher: Natasha Jackson

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