Hi all,
I'm a complete amateur that has decided to jump headfirst into wood working and design.
I've been working on my first furniture design and have come across an issue and can't find a solution. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
The design is a trapezoid made from 18mm plywood.
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I want to be able to be flat pack the piece and for it to be easy to assemble while being as aesthetically pleasing as possible, less visible fixings, the better.
Constructing the piece will need to be achieved with minimal to no skill which rules out most options.
The other primary consideration is, I want to be able to disassemble the unit which rules out glue.
The problem that I have is how to join the legs of the trapezoid to the bases.
The angles on the design are:
• 120° between the legs and short base.
• 60° between the leg and long base.
• All joints are designed using miter joints.
So far, I've explored the following options:
• Biscuit joints - won't be strong enough without glue
• Internal bracket - should work, will involve some level of difficulty to install
• External bracket - best solution I can think of, will ruin aesthetic somewhat.
• Dove tail - believe it will require glue and potentially difficult to construct.
• Screws or bolts - due to the angle, should require deep recesses and potentially unsightly.
• Spline joint - Could work if glued on one piece and use brackets to hold pieces together.
• Cams - I've found some premade angled cams that should be able to work on the 120° joints though I can't find anything that will work on the 60° joints.
I can't help but think there is an obvious solution that I am missing.
Thanks in advance for any and all feedback.
George
I'm a complete amateur that has decided to jump headfirst into wood working and design.
I've been working on my first furniture design and have come across an issue and can't find a solution. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
The design is a trapezoid made from 18mm plywood.
I want to be able to be flat pack the piece and for it to be easy to assemble while being as aesthetically pleasing as possible, less visible fixings, the better.
Constructing the piece will need to be achieved with minimal to no skill which rules out most options.
The other primary consideration is, I want to be able to disassemble the unit which rules out glue.
The problem that I have is how to join the legs of the trapezoid to the bases.
The angles on the design are:
• 120° between the legs and short base.
• 60° between the leg and long base.
• All joints are designed using miter joints.
So far, I've explored the following options:
• Biscuit joints - won't be strong enough without glue
• Internal bracket - should work, will involve some level of difficulty to install
• External bracket - best solution I can think of, will ruin aesthetic somewhat.
• Dove tail - believe it will require glue and potentially difficult to construct.
• Screws or bolts - due to the angle, should require deep recesses and potentially unsightly.
• Spline joint - Could work if glued on one piece and use brackets to hold pieces together.
• Cams - I've found some premade angled cams that should be able to work on the 120° joints though I can't find anything that will work on the 60° joints.
I can't help but think there is an obvious solution that I am missing.
Thanks in advance for any and all feedback.
George
