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FewerWheels@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Based on this photo, it looks like it is failing in shear. It’s not a wood problem, it’s a design problem. The upper joint on the far right in the photo has clearly rotated and not a single brace for shear is visible. Think triangles and fix the design. It looks like this could be saved
brygphilomena@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yea. Square it up and add braces.
intensely_human@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Braces will intersect with the boats. Instead it should be anchored to the wall at the top.
SheeEttin@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Not necessarily. If you want it free-standing, you could move it out from the wall a bit, redo the bottom to extend it behind, then add pieces between the top and rear bottom.
nottelling@lemmy.world 10 months ago
That’s why I didn’t have braces in the first place. I figured if the joints were tight enough, they’d hold. Wrong, because the wood has deformed. I really don’t want to anchor it to the wall unless absolutely necessary.
Plan was to put braces in the lower square portion.
ForestOrca@kbin.social 10 months ago
I came here to say, "put bracesin the lower square portion." Mounting it to the wall wouldn't hurt either. Belt AND Suspenders thinking.