Triangulations

I was given a very unique commission to make a star from wood formed by interlocking triangles. The client had seen it in her imagination and could not tell me much more of what she wanted other than it resembled a Chinese wooden puzzle. I have an inquiringly inquisitive mind and so set forth to create something.

It wasn't all that straight forward making something made from the description of someone elses mind. I didn't really even know where to start. After sticking many lolly sticks together and failing at creating much of anything, other than a pile of triangular lolly sticks, I got a bit more 3D and made this.

 This, though something, wasn't what I wanted so I delved into tetrahedrons.

Which weren't as straight forward as they looked either. The joins were a right bugger to work out. I over complicated it all and when I finally worked it out, found it was much simpler than it seemed.
There is a fair amount of thought in making them fit and interlock but it came together eventually and was loved and deemed 'perfect!' by the client.

I have since had another commission for one and made more wanting to push the concept somewhere....