Diamonds That Turn Into Cubes
This is one of our most intricate patterns, and one of our favourites. Three different shades of wood veneer are cut into diamonds and arranged to create a cube design reminiscent of Escher. The pieces are flat, but your eyes have other ideas.
The pattern starts with our wooden tie. We use its offcuts to make this Batwing wooden bow tie, as well as coasters and salt pots in the same design. There’s a fair bit of work in that pattern, so it’s good to see the smaller pieces put to use too.
There are matching hair clips too, if you fancy coordinating. We’ve even got the dog covered with a bow tie.
A closer look
It’s the contrast between the three wood shades and the way the diamonds fit together that gives the cubes their sense of depth. The design is made with veneer, not laser-etched onto the surface.
- Hand-cut on a scroll saw here in the UK
- Rigid, slim Batwing shape with a three-shade veneer cube pattern
- Made using offcuts from our wooden tie
- Adjustable ribbon fastening
- Supplied in a branded gift box
Probably best with a plain shirt. There’s quite enough going on in the bow tie.
