Hexayurt schematics
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All hexayurts cut neatly from 4' x 8' sheets, the standard size for most construction goods.
The large sizes require only one kind of cut - diagonal cutting straight across six boards to form the roof triangles. Six 4'x8' boards are cut along the diagonal, three right-to-left, and three left-to-right. From these twelve right-angled triangles, six isosceles triangles are formed, making the roof cone. The vertical walls are formed from whole 4'x8' sheets.
The smaller sizes require a somewhat more complex cutting pattern for efficiency but all details are below.
If you are cutting angles:
- the angle between vertical boards and other vertical boards at the corners is 60° so you cut 30° on each edge.
- the angle between the vertical boards and the roof is also 60°.
- the angle between the boards on the roof cone is 29.5° so you might as well cut a 15° angle on each board.
- all boards which meet flat should have no angle cut on them at all, of course.
Angle cutting is not required for a perfectly good hexayurt of any size, as long as one is using wide enough tape. 3" will do, 6" is better.
