How To Make A Wooden Snowflake

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Wooden Snowflake Tutorial

I’m a sucker for snowflakes. There, I said it.

To me, they are a perfect example of artistic use of symmetry, and the only version of mathematics that doesn’t make my head start hurting. (Typing the word “mathematics” just made my head start hurting.)

Last winter, I shared a tutorial on how to build large, Reclaimed Wood Snowflake.

This time around, I came up with a slightly modified version.

For this tutorial, I used wood with a lower sliver potential rating,

wooden snowflake tutorial

Dimensions

I recommend painting the pieces before assembling the wooden snowflake.

Wooden snowflakes are made up of:

3 arms @ 33 inches long

12 V pieces (which equal 6 “V’s”) @ 6 to 8 inches long, at a 30° angle

12 triangles (which equal 6 bigger triangles), also at a 30° angle

*The smaller the snowflake, the shorter the V pieces will need to be. For example, If you made a snowflake with arms that are 25 inches long instead of 33 inches, the V pieces would need to be shorter or else they would overlap each other when you put it together.