Comments on: A disc of wooden cow

By: jb

jb — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:36:00 +0000

Still being made exactly the same way in Seiffen in Germany’s Erzgebirge

By: Michael Mann

Michael Mann — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:32:00 +0000

Hey, cool – it comes from the area where I live. Poor man lived in the mountain area and they traditionally make wooden toys. One time they invented that kind of “manufacturing technology”. Come here and visit the area – its worth. http://www.erzgebirge-tourismus.de/cgi-bin/click.system?navid=110&lang=en

By: McGreens

McGreens — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:57:00 +0000

I love article titles like this, that make little to no sense until you see the picture. “Ah yeah, a disc of wooden cow, of course!”

By: smut clyde

smut clyde — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:22:00 +0000

Now I want to do this with frozen steak.

By: Tapani Kuusisto

Tapani Kuusisto — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:08:00 +0000

A silicone baking form? You could serve cow cake to your guests. Or ice cream, or just about anything…

By: Katie MunchmaQuchi Smith

Katie MunchmaQuchi Smith — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:17:00 +0000

The Horni-man museum? No wonder they’ve got wood. :oX

By: Boundegar

Boundegar — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:02:00 +0000

Actually I think this is what the Germans call a “bundt cow.”

By: L_Mariachi

L_Mariachi — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:57:00 +0000

I can’t find it now, but I’ve seen animation produced by rolling various colors of Play-Doh into a log such that each cross-section is a picture… Ah, here it is. Apparently the technique is called “strata-cut.” http://youtu.be/OBcEluA3Gig

By: DrDave

DrDave — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:35:00 +0000

Your proposal for secret messages reminded me of silhouette canes, where the turned knob on the top of the cane cast a shadow of the profile of someone currently in official disfavor, such as Louis XVI or Napoleon.

http://themanwhonevermissed.blogspot.sg/2012/03/clever-hairless-monkey-boys.html

By: welcomeabored

welcomeabored — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:49:00 +0000

Circle as metaphor. How tao, brown cow.

By: Preston Sturges

Preston Sturges — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:34:00 +0000

Nice to a story that does not involve CNC routers or 3-D printers.

By: SedanChair

SedanChair — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:56:00 +0000

1) Slice 13 degrees of cow toy from wheel.
2) Provide cow toy to child.
3) Direct child to engage in play and merriment with cow. Say “now is the time for play. Play with the cow! SCHNELL!”

By: DFBM

DFBM — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:41:00 +0000

Oh it’s nice to see something from my home here in the ore mountains :)

By: Robert Cruickshank

Robert Cruickshank — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:34:00 +0000

You can see in the boiling scene that they’ve drilled a hole to help carve the legs.

By: ChameleonInBolinas

ChameleonInBolinas — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:27:00 +0000

Having neither horns nor udders, this looks much more like a sheep, than a cow. Still, pretty cool, and the video was fascinating, though dorky (and the woodworker wasn’t wearing safety glasses, shame on him).

By: miasm

miasm — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:24:00 +0000

BUT HOW DO THEY DO THE LEGS!!!!!!?

By: hGUSs64m11nm3ssTYUKa

hGUSs64m11nm3ssTYUKa — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:17:00 +0000

There is a video from a German Small Children TV Show about this profession called “Reifendreher”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoRJT9L-kf8

By: Preston Sturges

Preston Sturges — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:11:00 +0000

Klein cow

http://florence.cowparade.com/cow/detail/3269

By: Preston Sturges

Preston Sturges — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:05:00 +0000

How now, round cow?

By: allium

allium — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:05:00 +0000

Now, now, we didn't get to the spherical cow from first principles. There were many incrimental steps along the way.

By: Anthony I

Anthony I — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:50:00 +0000

That would make an awesome cheese wheel…

By: hipdadiddy

hipdadiddy — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:40:00 +0000

“Does this manufacturing process make my butt look big?”

By: Leo

Leo — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:39:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GoRJT9L-kf8

Here’s a video on how it’s done

By: Jerril

Jerril — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:34:00 +0000

The… Inca I think? used knotted cords as accounting tools, different knots for different values, to track how much you were owed for something.

Right! Quipu ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quipu )

By: dr

dr — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:30:00 +0000

This would be a nice aid for teaching the Theorem of Pappus.

By: Daneel

Daneel — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:26:00 +0000

My dad did something similar when turning a replacement knight for a chess set.

By: Daneel

Daneel — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:25:00 +0000

You know the only word you’ll find is Blackpool.

By: rachel ten bruggencate

rachel ten bruggencate — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:25:00 +0000

I had a farmset as a child in Germany that I am now 100% sure was made like this.

By: Robert Cruickshank

Robert Cruickshank — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:13:00 +0000

These animals would make a great cover for an edition of Animal Farm, ’cause that’s a volume of revolution, too.

By: noah django

noah django — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:04:00 +0000

your post triggers a thought. I read a book–long forgotten what it was, some kinda historical fiction but with a time-traveller–set during the time of the Spanish conquistadors. the native people were using cords knotted in different configurations to send messages. the Spaniards could not see them as anything other than decorative crafts.

dunno if that was a real thing back then, but I always though it was neat. as is this cow thing and your idea of coding messages this way.

also, using a lathe is fun. thanks Mr. Mills, my awesome 7th grade shop teacher!