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An octagonal bird house |
2007-01-13 |
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From Soren:
I'm in the process of building a birdhouse that is an octagon (based on previous questions, looks like that's a familiar tune). The essential elements are known, but I get stuck when trying to determine the angle for the cuts that would be made to the thickness of the wood so that they all fit together when assembled. Each octagonal section is 7 inches in width and the peak of the roof will be 2 inches higher than the sides. My sense is that the angle cuts that need to be made to the 'height' of each piece of wood. By height I mean the thinnest part of the wood that is neither the length nor the width to use colloquial terms. While it's clear that a slight angle is needed, it would seem that the angle would necessarily change as the distance from the top of any one side to the peak changes. Please advise if more clarification is needed. The 2 inches is random and can be changed if more convenient. Whew!
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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An octagonal birdhouse |
2006-12-30 |
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From Verner:
I am building a octagon birdhouse,what degree would I cut each side of each piece of wood to assemble the birdhouse?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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