Birch propeller replicas
Reproduction and replacement
Design, Cutting and fretwork
Wood, MDF
The project
A client brought Archicercle a set of propellers that had worn over time and asked us to replicate them. Using these parts as a reference, we developed and manufactured new units faithful to the original design.
The design work began with an existing object, rather than a propeller conceived from scratch. Our contribution was to develop the replica and work out the construction of its components: the blades and the central hub that joins them.
The blades were laser-cut from birch wood. We made the central hub from MDF, with slots cut into its sides to receive the blades. These slots formed the connection between the two components.
The finished pieces retain a symmetrical two-blade form, with light-coloured surfaces and a visibly darker hub. The result preserves the original configuration and fulfils the brief to reproduce the worn parts.
The MDF hub has side slots into which the birch blades fit.
Processes and materials: fabrication services · available materials · studio machinery.
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