Wooden kinetic sculpture that simulates the motion of a hummingbird in flight
Derek Hugger recent wrote to let us know about his latest creation.
Derek Hugger writes:
Thought I'd share my latest and greatest with you. Colibri is a wooden kinetic sculpture that simulates the motion of a hummingbird in flight. Every element of motion has been completely mechanized, from the beating wings to the flaring tail. Intricate systems of linkages and cams bring the sculpture to life with a continuous flow of meticulously timed articulations. As each mechanism has been linked to the next, Colibri cycles through its complete range of motions by the simple turn of a crank. This project took me roughly 700 hours and contains about 400 parts.
Amazing work. Just amazing.
Woodworking plans for this project are available are here: www.derekhugger.com/colibri.html
posted by Dug North on 10/09/2015
3 Comments:
Incredible work. I have no words for this.
Wow. Truly a timeless masterpiece. Salute to you, Mr. Hugger.
Never really been tempted to buy anybody else's plans, possibly until now!
It's s truly stunning piece which even my lovely wife appreciated. With that kind of approval how could you not want one of these in your life?
Well done Derek - beautifully done.
Dave.
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