Introduction: Wooden Nails for Cardboard Carpentry
In cardboard carpentry, wooden "nails" are used to help connect two pieces of cardboard. This lesson shows how to make nails from wooden dowels and insert them into cardboard carpentry projects.
Nails are not load bearing! You don't want to depend on wooden nails to hold weight. They should only be used to join pieces together.
I learned cardboard carpentry at the Adaptive Design Association.
Supplies
Step 1: Making Nails
Supplies
Tin Snips
T-Square
Pencil Sharpener
Wooden Dowel
Instructions
Measure and cut a 2-inch section of wooden dowel.
Use a pencil sharpener to put a point on it. The point does not need to be particularly sharp.
Step 2: Inserting Nails
Supplies
Awl
Mallet
White Glue
Instructions
Use an awl to punch a hole through both pieces of cardboard that you want to join.
- The hole should be larger than the nail. You are not going for a tight fit.
- Try to keep the hole straight and away from the edges of the cardboard. You don't want your nail to poke through the cardboard.
Pour a lot of glue into the hole. I usually keep putting in glue until I see it coming out the side of the cardboard.
Use the mallet to push the nail into the hole.
Step 3: Videos From Adaptive Design Association
These videos were made by the Adaptive Design Association.
More videos are available on their YouTube channel.
