Bryce Simpson

11 ft western red cedar strip built paddleboard. The inside fishbone frame was cut on the cnc. Then the cedar was resawed into 1/4 inch panels and glued up - one for the top and one for the bottom. A cove and bead router bit was used to mill strips for the rails. A rocker table was used to keep the shape durning the glue up. The bottom panel was cut and fishbone frame attached, then the rails were glued on one by one. Finally the top panel was attached, glued, and shaped. It was then sealed with epoxy, and strengthened with a layer of fiberglass and resin.

A skin on frame kayak based off Cape Falcon plans for an F1 Greenland kayak. The frame is built from Douglas fir, steam bent white oak, and bent laminated cedar. There is no glue, only friction and twine holding the frame together. Compound mortise and tenon joints were cut with routers for the deck beams and ribs. The skin is a ballistic nylon dyed with a black acid dye and finished with a two part urethane coating.

This lazy-suzan type coffee table was inspired from the Little Prince, “never losing the creative, imaginative side as we grow up.” This table is meant to be used for entertainment for you and guests, and even for your kids. This project was the final deliverable from a semester long studio taught by Sean Yoo.

This project was chosen as a finalist for the 2019 Fresh-wood Competition held at the AWFS Convention- Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers in Las Vegas.

Read Article on design class HERE

A Wildland fire solution

Modeled in Fusion 360

Rendered in Keyshot 9

A semester long project where myself and two others worked with Explore More Discovery Museum in Harrisonburg, VA. My group was assigned to the aviation section. We were tasked with designing an exhibit that complimented a newly installed interactive fuselage. After many rounds of prototyping and CAD models, this final design of an air traffic control tower was approved.

This piece was made from furniture grade plywood and milled 2 x 4s. My self and my teammates manufactured the tower in a month and installed permanently in May 2018 in the museum.

2020 - Update - the countertops and interactive pieces have been installed

Build as a dome for 360 degree projection. An immersive virtual reality without the goggles, for multiple viewers.

There are three different types of connectors, designed in Rhino 3D and all 3D printed with a thick fill and heavy duty filament. The triangles were cut on the CNC using a drag knife attachment for cardboard. The connecting sticks are milled from poplar. the cardboard then slots into the groves and is held in place with Velcro. The entire assembly can be built in under 15 minutes. This allows for a very portable, light, yet sturdy design.

Chose a company and design headphones following their design principles. These headphone and pedestal were designed in Rhino 3D and mostly 3D printed and post finished with bondo, primer, and paint. The Pedestal is deigned to display the headphones in a STIHL store. This was cut from a hemlock tree and then “STIHL” was cnc milled. The Poster was made to accompany the headphones and pedestal. The headphones were rendered using key shot, and put together on photoshop.

Find a problem in the pet industry and design a better solution. This harness addresses dangers associated taking your dog for a ride in the car. The current car harnesses for dogs are unregulated and untested. When tests were conducted, most brands either broke or decapitated the test dummy dog in a car crash. The Air Harness is a car harness for dogs to wear while in the car. In the event of a crash, there is an accelerometer that would detect the crash and through a small canister of compressed helium, deploy air bags around the dog. These airbags will protect the dog from debris and impact on its self and others. It will also help to immobilize the dog after a crash if injured.

Portfolio review is a display of my best work through sophomore year to get into the industrial design program at JMU. Everything including the table and chairs was designed and made by me. The chairs were designed on Rhino 3d and then cnc milled out. The bowls were turned on the lathe. The clock was designed on Rhino 3d and then laser cut out. The lamp was made from a off cut and a 3d print gone bad for the lamp shade. The magazine which displays some of my sketches and other works was made using illustrator and indesign.