Stunning Hexagon / Honeycomb SHELVES Anyone Can Make!

[@gigaflynn_]

You can also wrap the grain if you don't flip the wood between each cut. more of a pain to do, but the end result looks good. Hide the join on a face that you won't see.

[@holdemNE1]

Looks good. To make this project easier, seeing that none of the cuts are exposed, I would think that you could apply finish on the long boards (both top, bottom and edges) before you cut them. Then simply cut, glue, nail and be done.

[@sweetbutpsycho3316]

Planning to make one for my cats

[@theoleadventurer1199]

Apply a thin coat of glue to the end grain and let dry before you glue it together and it will bond up just fine. The thin coat of glue seals the end grain

[@ladykenja2700]

- V E R Y nie piece. With a lot of planning & making a jig, I was able to hang with keyholes. Thanx 4 sharing.

[@Erix303]

Absolutely love the outcome

[@coreymac2381]

Great project! Thanks for sharing.

[@sorayabejar7108]

Great video. Easy to follow. Thank you.

[@schimaMon3]

beautiful 😍

[@Abb0nz1]

Great video... once I was finally able to watch it... 🙂🙂🙂

[@LRN2DIY]

Haha - yeah, very sorry about that. Not a great morning 🥵

[@Abb0nz1]

@@LRN2DIY haha, no worries. Worth waiting for :-)

[@punchymuffin6402]

Lovely!!

[@kimedgar9398]

How do you get you air nailer to nail on the angle? I had to get someone to hold the safety clip back so it would shoot the nail. I have an Ryobi air nailer. Thanks!

[@LRN2DIY]

It really depends on the nailer. Sometimes you can push the safety pin down against the wood at a 90 degree angle and then rock the nailer back to the desired angle. Some nailers also have an auto shooting feature where you squeeze the trigger and then push the tip against the wood and it’ll fire.

[@Bax522]

Can I ask what the height is inside? We want to build these to hold books

[@craigatkinson420]

Is there an easy way to secure these if you don't have a brad nailer?

[@chadhayes4945]

Depends on how much you care abt fasteners being visible. Personally, I can't stand the look of exposed nails, nail holes, or screw heads so I take the extra time to drill and fit dowels, dominoes, biscuits, etc. Is it overkill and time consuming? Can be! But having everything hidden from view is worth the extra time in my case. That being said, there's nothing stopping you from using any combination of fasteners to hold it all together (could even cover the holes/screw heads when you're done if that's your thing!)

[@robertmorrison3140]

Could you have used the router before you glued the pieces together?

[@LRN2DIY]

Yes, you sure could.

[@scottglesmer137]

What size board is that and what size nails do i need please

[@chrisperrywv]

Those look great! Have you ever 3d printed any jigs or anything for your woodwork?

[@LRN2DIY]

Thanks, Chris. Yeah, a few things and more on the way. Mostly jigs but I'm in the process of implementing some 3D printed dust collection blast gates too. Pretty fun to mix 3D printing and woodworking when I can.

[@chrisperrywv]

@@LRN2DIY I haven’t started woodwork yet but I’m so interested in that.

[@chrisperrywv]

@@LRN2DIY excellent! I look forward to seeing some show up in a video. Just printed some router corner guides and table saw … gauges I guess for my buddy who is also a woodworker.

[@LRN2DIY]

@@chrisperrywv That's awesome! Any chance you could send me links to the files for those? I'd love to see if they could be handy to me.

[@chrisperrywv]

@@LRN2DIY of course! I’ll find them and send them over. Be careful when slicing- I think the models weren’t touching the plate because I printed them twice and the bottom layers both turned out awful.

[@luzmariamolinafernandez8772]

Que belleza

[@drummergirl4239]

I dont have a nailgun but i certainly dont want to hammer them. What can i do? Or use?

[@LRN2DIY]

I wouldn’t trust this to just glue but you can use screws. They’ll be more visible. But they’ll be plenty strong. You can also pick up a small 3 gallon air compressor for $60 and then a brad nailer and air hose for less than $40. They’re so useful for so many projects.

[@kevinc5674]

What is the size thickness and width? Thanks

[@Michael77666]

hello thanks and I am big fan of you and I got a question do you do order for customers? and how can I build L shaped desk with drawers and print it as PDF?

[@LRN2DIY]

Hi Miguel, thanks for watching. Unfortunately, I have my hands full with making videos so I don't do orders but I'm always happy to answer questions or help along the way. As for the desk, are you asking for plans for one?

[@Michael77666]

@@LRN2DIY yes please I want to build L shaped desk with drawers it for my office

[@cutflower36]

Tried making this and mine didn't match up, do you have to do even measurements, I believe you said 8". I did 7¼. Should this matter

[@LRN2DIY]

It shouldn’t matter as long as they’re the same.

[@cutflower36]

@@LRN2DIY I don't know what happened, mine didn't come out at all, gonna try to get help with calibration. Thanks

[@chadhayes4945]

Unfortunately, it's really easy to get this angle wrong. The slightest variation from 30° adds up across all 6 pieces (in industry it's referred to as compounding tolerances aka stack ups). An example is if all you're pieces (1" thick 8" long) are off by half a degree (30.5°) the final 2 miter joints will be off by 0.73" inside edge and 0.85" outside edge (distance from each other). That is of course assuming each joint is perfectly flush with one another (which in the real world is never the case). You have to (with the tools you have access to) chase that angle as close to perfect as you can and wood filler the rest if it's not quite perfect and there's a small gap. Test cuts are your best friend when setting that angle on your miter saw. Keep in mind, removing more material from the long edge as opposed to the short will leave a crack visible from the outside, whereas the angle being off when the short edge has slightly less material will leave a crack on the inside which is easier to fix and make look right. Still talking variation within less than 1° though.

[@itayelbaz1884]

Why do you cut it to 30 degree angle?

[@evanclark4799]

Those are the angles needed to make the hexagon shape

[@Momijigari]

Dude, replace that table saw blade! Ouch!

[@chadhayes4945]

You think his blade is bad 😅🤭 Gotta hide you from the real horrors

[@sergeyd5777]

Sorry, but for the horizontal space each shelf occupies, only half of that space is usied for an actual, horizontal part of it. cos(pi/3) = 1/2 What is the point?

[@ElysianWorkshop]

The point is it looks nice.

[@acerjuglans383]

Pro tip: Don't use any nails. Just glue, tape, and a band-clamp.

[@girnify]

End grain to end grain you be need something other then just glue

[@girnify]

End grain to end grain you be need something other then just glue

[@DanCasey810]

@@girnify Some splines with a contrasting wood would look great I think but not sure they would be strong enough?