Need help making wooden cube

[cubefan4848]

So I decided today that I want to make a wooden rubik's cube and have some ideas on how to make it but would like to hear how you guys would do it any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

 

[Carrot]

Make it GuHong design... and then lube it with treeoil or what you call it =D

 

[Alcuber]

why don't you just buy one?

 

[theace]

why don't you just buy one?

Because he wants to MAKE one.

 

[Radcuber]

Because he wants to MAKE one.

Epic win. But yeah, to the guy that said make it GuHong design... I think that'd be too complicated of a design for a WOODEN cube..

 

[FatBoyXPC]

I think he meant how the pieces are after they're put together, not making it so you have to make 3 corner pieces per corner and 2 edge pieces per edge. I think that'd be a pretty sweet cube.

 

[~Adam~]

The Rubik wooden cube is absolute crap and all the internals are plastic anyway.
I wouldn't bother if I were you but if you're set on it you're probably best off doing the same as Rubik and use a standard cube as a base and replace the bulk of the pieces with wood.

 

[Beppe81]

I' really interested in making a complete wooden cube (core included!) I'll follow this thread with interest!!

 

[Tim Major]

I think he meant how the pieces are after they're put together, not making it so you have to make 3 corner pieces per corner and 2 edge pieces per edge. I think that'd be a pretty sweet cube.

And wouldn't be too hard if you had access to a wood room at school. We have a automatic filing and sanding machine, that would be perfect to make a Guhong. If I was making one, I'd definitely do a Guhong esque design.

 

[cubefan4848]

I'll try doing the guhong design once I get my guhong so I can look at it while I go

 

[RCTACameron]

If you want to keep it simple, make it fairly square, like a storebought. If you want a decentish cube, go for the Guhong.

 

[FatBoyXPC]

Heh, you could make it like 5mm smaller and then finish all the pieces with lacquer or something, then silicone on that should make it nice and slick

 

[Whyusosrs?]

hmmm. I wonder if corner stalks would break on a wooden guhong. Meh. To get a decent guhong design on wood you would need very smooth wood... as smooth as plastic, right?

 

[theace]

use really good wood dude. If you have tools, all the better. Would silicone work on a wooden cube? You're going to make the entire thing wooden aren't you? Core, centerer et al?

 

[cubefan4848]

use really good wood dude. If you have tools, all the better. Would silicone work on a wooden cube? You're going to make the entire thing wooden aren't you? Core, centerer et al?

Yeah I'm going to make everything wooden. Apart from the stickers XD

 

[abctoshiro]

If you want a simpler but still good structure, make it an f-II.

 

[wrbcube4]

Yeah I'm going to make everything wooden. Apart from the stickers XD

And Apart from the screws I would think.

 

[Beppe81]

but wouldn't be easier to make a normal cube like the rubik's for first trial? Maybe each corner and edge made by 2 pieces: the external part (the cube as whole) and the inner part which locks the pieces one another.. and than glueing them.. maybe a little weak, but at least you could get one working as a prototype..

 

[theace]

Yeah I'm going to make everything wooden. Apart from the stickers XD

How about using coloured Mica for the stickers? Completely wooden!