Belfry Arches
Five interlocking ribs, one load-bearing arch. No glue, no screws, no plastic inserts — the arch holds because the geometry says so.
34 × 22 × 27 cm assembled · free shipping over $199
What is in the box
- 14 laser-cut ply sheets
- 26 beech alignment pins
- Brass pin driver
- 44-page illustrated manual
- Cotton storage sleeve
Specification
- Pieces — 168 (142 structural, 26 pin)
- Material — 5 mm FSC-certified Baltic birch ply, solid beech pins
- Finish — Water-based matte, EN71-3 tested
- Assembled size — 34 × 22 × 27 cm
- Build time — 3–4 hours, first build
- Age — 9+ (small parts)
- Manual — 44 pages, illustrated, no words required
Shipping & returns
- Dispatched from Shenzhen within 3 working days.
- Duties prepaid to US, UK, EU, Canada and Australia.
- 30 days to return an opened set; parts replaced free at any time.
- Flat kraft box, 38 × 28 × 6 cm, 1.2–4.6 kg depending on the set.
The build
A belfry is the part of a tower that has to be both empty and strong. This set is the same problem in miniature: five laminated ribs, a keystone that is deliberately the last piece, and a base plate that takes the outward thrust so the ribs do not need to be glued to anything.
Every rib is cut from the same sheet, so the grain runs the same way through the whole building. The pieces are numbered on the sheet, not on the part — a small thing that stops the pencil marks ending up on the finished face.
Build it once as the drawing says, then take the keystone out and watch what happens. That is the point of the set.
Specification
| Pieces | 168 (142 structural, 26 pin) |
| Material | 5 mm FSC-certified Baltic birch ply, solid beech pins |
| Finish | Water-based matte, EN71-3 tested |
| Assembled size | 34 × 22 × 27 cm |
| Build time | 3–4 hours, first build |
| Age | 9+ (small parts) |
| Manual | 44 pages, illustrated, no words required |
- 01Keystone-last assembly: the arch is under load before it is finished
- 02Press-fit joinery with brass alignment pins, zero adhesive
- 03Sheet numbering keeps pencil marks off the visible faces
- 04Stores flat in a 36 × 26 × 4 cm sleeve
