At one point last year, I had this vision of a kalimba made of 3- and 6-sided planes – an instrument that would be pleasing to the eye, but fit nicely in your hands to enhance the pleasure of plinking away in the sing-songy way of kalimbas.

After prototyping it in cardboard, I translated the pattern to 3mm birch plywood. This inspired me to join a makerspace so that I could learn how to use a laser-cutter and make the (extremely finicky, difficult-to-join) design repeatable and try out different finishes …

More