I'm a home-shop machinist, and one of the things many machinists make are metal 3D puzzles called burr puzzles. Lots of guys make them. Typically brass bronze and aluminum, I have seen them made with precious metals.
This one's different, though, from Gizmodo:
It has a gun, a single shot, muzzle loaded 45, buried inside that design. Watch the video. Full screen.
It's by one of the masters of this are, GarE Maxton. His web page is worth a visit.
As you can imagine, that was a big hit at Roseholme Cottage. :)
ReplyDeleteTo borrow a line from my Mama, "what's not to like"? :D
ReplyDeleteSeriously - Mr. Maxton isn't shy about asking big prices for his art, but I notice he doesn't have any pricing for this one at all. It is a thing of beauty, though, isn't it?