joseph j shields
03-04-2007, 12:37 AM
My wife is working a neat project. Our son goes to an all boys high school and each kid donated a tie. About 6 mothers stitched them together (about 1,000 ties!) to create a cross.(See pics below) (The white spot in the middle will be covered by a wooden medallion with the school crest - my son is working on that piece)
The cross is about 20 ft tall and 14 ft wide! It weighs about 40 lbs!:eek:
Now that the cross has been sewn together, I have to build a structure to hang it. They want it to be light enough to move & to take apart. So a solid plywood structure is out of the question because it would weigh too much.
So I'm thinking about a frame structure, with 4 separate pieces that could be bolted together. (see pic below)
The black lines represent a 3" frame. I will use Velcro to attach the tie to the frame.
I was thinking about using 3/4" Baltic birch plywood (for its strength and stability), but think it only comes in 5ft lengths. (is this true?) If this is true, I'm going to have problems because the lengths of the arms are around 6-7 feet. I'm not sure about splicing the pieces together.
I thought about solid wood, but was concerned about stability over time (warping...)
Was wondering if any of you guys had any thoughts???
Thanks for looking!!!
-jj
The cross is about 20 ft tall and 14 ft wide! It weighs about 40 lbs!:eek:
Now that the cross has been sewn together, I have to build a structure to hang it. They want it to be light enough to move & to take apart. So a solid plywood structure is out of the question because it would weigh too much.
So I'm thinking about a frame structure, with 4 separate pieces that could be bolted together. (see pic below)
The black lines represent a 3" frame. I will use Velcro to attach the tie to the frame.
I was thinking about using 3/4" Baltic birch plywood (for its strength and stability), but think it only comes in 5ft lengths. (is this true?) If this is true, I'm going to have problems because the lengths of the arms are around 6-7 feet. I'm not sure about splicing the pieces together.
I thought about solid wood, but was concerned about stability over time (warping...)
Was wondering if any of you guys had any thoughts???
Thanks for looking!!!
-jj