http://www.philipppreuss.com how to build a fish out of bamboo in 2 1/2 weeks Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:33:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Finally I am back online. After having spent some time having fun on the slopes of switzerland & france i am back in halle, and we are already planing a new project. However, looking back on the last semester, i have to say that this project has been ... http://www.philipppreuss.com/?p=108 Toshi was so happy to be finished with the bending. A few more photos ( magic tricks by Till & Ludwig ! ) in this Album . http://www.philipppreuss.com/?p=104 the Connections between the frame and the Fish´s skin are also finished - they are held in place by polyurethane-resine which was chosen due to its flexibality. But it will have to prove it´s abilities once the fish is hanging and the tail starts to shake. http://www.philipppreuss.com/?p=92 Yesterday night i finally finished the frame - with a delay of about 2 1/2 Days. That means no sleep untill presentation. Here´s a photo & more picture´s will follow soon ! http://www.philipppreuss.com/?p=83 I wanna take the chance to thank our Sponsor, Dipl.-Ing. Christoph Tönges - Chairman of conbam.de, who was very kind to support us with a great load bamboo - Thank you Christoph, we hope to see you at the presentation ! http://www.philipppreuss.com/?p=79 Today ( Friday of course )  we went to the mensa to eat and it was un..... ( wait for it ) believable ! Backfisch ! I felt honoured  ;-p http://www.philipppreuss.com/?p=75 sanding the laths from Philipp Preuss on Vimeo. This is just a quick Video - how to sand Bamboo-laths. Nice quality thanks to Fabians Cam ! http://www.philipppreuss.com/?p=70 The final Modell is finished - I got a " go" from my Professors, so now lets start building ! Click on the image to get to the flickr-site. http://www.philipppreuss.com/?p=67 Yesterday I decided on the material for the fish´s skin. In the last moment an unexpected honeycomb made the race!  By clicking on the image you can see the whole story.  http://www.philipppreuss.com/?p=59 Yesterday I made my 3rd and final Model. I will post some photos of it later on. Here´s how to bend bamboo sticks - they´re great for any model to work with ! ( Click on the picture to see all ) http://www.philipppreuss.com/?p=56