math content!
this is why you need geometry
this is the current tsuba (light grey-green), and the simplest possible piercing pattern (dark green). more involved stuff shall follow.
this is the current tsuba (light grey-green), and the simplest possible piercing pattern (dark green). more involved stuff shall follow.
CAD programs are cool. Especially one that will allow you to set tool paths for multi-axis CNC milling centers. ;-)
True, not to mention trigonometry.
No, KP...this is why YOU need geometry!
I'll stick with kitchen and sewing room fractions...;o]
Removing two slots, hunh?
Have you considered drilling eight small holes about 1/2 inch, or six slightly larger?
Do a little off-center knurling of the surface and it would look pretty sharp!
Are you going to ease the edges? You wouldn't want someone to cut himself.