Hexagon Shelf Connectors

For a full explanation of how to build these shelves, you can check out my Instructables at this link: [Custom Hexagon Shelves](https://www.instructables.com/id/Custom-Hexagon-Shelves-Using-3D-Printing/)

Make your own custom hexagon shelves! I wanted to build a set of strong, fun shelves for our home, so I decided to make my own hexagon shelves. Each piece was printed with 3 walls with a 0.4 mm nozzle 20% infill to make the vertical walls solid and as strong as possible without printing the parts completely solid.

These connectors are designed to hold 1" thick dimensional lumber, though you may need to scale them up or down slightly to fit your specific materials. With a tiny bit of sanding, these parts had a snug fit on unfinished 1" x 8" premium pine boards. Each branch of the connectors also has a countersink hole sized to fit a #6 wood screw.

As you design your shelf, you will need to print a connector for the front and back of each corner. In the finished shelf, I used