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Having seen a bunch of examples of these that other people on the internet had made, I had a crack at my own take on the idea.
I made some prototypes a couple of years ago, but the colours didn't pop as much as I'd hoped, and I've got a table saw now.
Here's how I made mine....
Stuff you'll need:
Having seen a bunch of examples of these that other people on the internet had made, I had a crack at my own take on the idea.
I made some prototypes a couple of years ago, but the colours didn't pop as much as I'd hoped, and I've got a table saw now.
Here's how I made mine....
Stuff you'll need:
- Table saw
- Steel rule
- Squares
- Knife
- Router + dovetail bit
- Dovetail Jig
- Wood glue
- Paint
- 12mm MDF - 8ft x 4ft sheet
- 3mm MDF - 6ft x 2ft sheet
- PPE - dust mask / googles / ear defenders
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When you think about it, each Tetris block can be broken down into four equal squares.
I decided each square would be 160mm2, and be 150mm deep (good for CD's).
I took to AutoCAD and drew up some plans.
I chose to use 12mm MDF, and they'd be backed with 3mm MDF. The joints would be dovetailed as they're nice and strong, and not that hard when you've got a router and a dovetail jig.
Once I was happy I wrote all the measurements down as a "shed reference sheet" and took to my little workshop.
I decided each square would be 160mm2, and be 150mm deep (good for CD's).
I took to AutoCAD and drew up some plans.
I chose to use 12mm MDF, and they'd be backed with 3mm MDF. The joints would be dovetailed as they're nice and strong, and not that hard when you've got a router and a dovetail jig.
Once I was happy I wrote all the measurements down as a "shed reference sheet" and took to my little workshop.
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Thanks for sharing!!
But for realism, you could have left a hole or two! (Well, realism for ME anyway! ^_^)
it seems that a smooth edge and good clamping (and pin nailing) or a dado cut would be a better solution. Certainly easier.
Now, if you made one out of a mix of Maple, Cherry, Walnut, Paduak, Mahogany, and some other colorful woods, dovetails would be the bomb.
Using a variety of nice hardwoods would have been nice....bit expensive though!
With the glue, dados and the backs, you'd have had plenty of strength, and a lot less work. :-)
So many dovetails. Lovely job on them, but it must have taken a good deal of setup. Even with a good jig.
GM