Glue works, but brass pins can also add some nice detail without being boring screws. If alignment is really important, the pins are a quick way to keep everything exact without looking too obtrusive.
The name is Slats, Oval Slats.
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I thought I’d explore a bit more about my pinned slat construction. This is a very minor evolution of the form, but I’m pleased with the outcome.
Things I learned:
You need a lot of brass rod to complete this. Each pin was 2.5” and there are 24 of them so you need five linear feet of brass! It’s a surprising amount for such a small finished piece.
The materials are all 1/8” thick hardwoods.
I wanted to bring out the contrast of the woods so I thorough…
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Maple, 1/16" Brass pins
I started thinking about this idea recently, and this is a first prototype. Some notes.
The beauty of this design is that it’s really only three parts: a top solid piece, a bottom solid piece, and 20 copies of the side slats. It would scale up well.
I went for a tight friction fit on the brass. As such, getting it through the holes was a bit of a bear. Solution: put the brass pin in a drill ch…
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