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Spiral Joinery

by Hjs521
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First of all, full credit to Anton Gaia, the artist and creator of this concept (https://antongaia.com/). You can learn more about the design and his other works here:
https://antongaia.com/spiral
https://www.yankodesign.com/2025/07/31/spiral-system-is-an-innovative-tool-free-joinery-technique-for-designers/

I think this is the coolest thing I've printed to date. Just like in great woodworking joinery the joint becomes a beautiful part of the finished design. No glue or screws or tools required. I originally saw the Yanko Design article online and immediately began wondering if I could 3D print the spiral joinery grid. The joint is based on the Fibonacci spiral or golden spiral. I simply imported an image of the golden spiral into Fusion and traced a sketch over it using the spline tool. I then printed just four small panels as proof of concept (see the file called "Spiral Panels 4 Small"). To my surprise, the first attempt was a complete success. I then created the model for
Source
Thingiverse
What you need to print this: Intermediate Low confidence
Why?
no supports · significant post-processing
Support-free Single piece Hardware needed
Supports 0/3
Assembly 0/3
Settings 1/3
Bed size 0/3
Post-process 2/3
Printer
FDM / FFF
File format
STL
Material
Wood PLA
Post-processing
Gluing, Hardware
Software
Cura, PrusaSlicer, or similar
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