Sliceform Monkey Saddle

thingiverse

About 25 years ago, I met John Sharp and discovered Sliceforms. Since then, I have created many paper and card sliceforms, so when I bought a 3D printer, they seemed like an obvious thing to make. This surface is one that a monkey can easily straddle with both legs and his tail. Print the following: 1 of saddle y0 2 each of saddles y1, y2, y3, and y4 (8 in total) 1 each of all saddles x's (9 in total) Assembling these pieces together requires some effort. The photographs show several views of the finished saddle. Because of the thickness of the print, the shape does not collapse as flat as a paper model would, but it is very tactile and makes nice sounds. Check out my other sliceforms: Cube: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3841782 Cone: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3841793 Saddle: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3841804 Sphere: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3841821 Link to John Sharp's book: https://www.tarquingroup.com/sliceforms-mathematical-models-from-paper-sections.html