Benton Chuter

Miscellanea

Stanford Plaque

Stanford Plaque

A decorative Stanford plaque. Class patternboard design.

Sand cast in bronze. Cast, cut, and finished by hand.

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Magnifying Glass

A magnifying glass with roughly 3× magnification. Class design.

Brass, acrylic, and Delrin. Milled, turned, threaded, and finished by hand.

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Pottery

A variety of ceramic pieces that I made.

Clay, lead-free finish. Coiled, pinched, and thrown.

Water Bottles

Water Bottles

One of a series of water bottles that I made as gifts.

Designed and cut a text stencil; sandblasted the design onto a purchased stainless-steel bottle.

Picture Frame

Picture Frame

A pine-based wood frame created as an exercise in miter joints.

Cut, routed, and finished by hand.

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Warren Truss Bridge

A Warren truss bridge designed, built, and tested for a solid-mechanics team project — it withstood loads up to 3,600× its weight; red and blue indicate members in compression and tension under typical loading.

Balsa wood and wood glue. Cut, assembled, and glued by hand.

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