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Ah yes, sapin is indeed fir. I assumed since pin is pine, sapin must be sapine... but it's never that simple. ๐ When I said bar, I meant a piece that's usually 240cm long, with a square-ish section about 4*4cm. The french for it is tasseau -google says "cleat", but an image search doesn't exactly return what I'm trying to convey. Anyway...! yes, for a freestanding screen I would go for a more stable wood, but there's only fir and red wood, and the latter is unaffordable... it's okay though ! as a complete amateur, I accept the risks. I am also not equipped to cut a rabbet (!), looks like I need some special equipment. Thanks btw, I just learned a lot !
Lots of ways to cut a rabbet, they make router bits for it, you can do it with a table saw (Americans often use a dado blade but it can be done with a standard blade in two cuts) or you can accomplish it with nothing but a chisel.
I'd have to go the manual route I think, given my lack of proper equipment. I'll consider rabbetting for my screen, I always feel kinda bad using screws ๐
I made some panels like this this summer, to block the sun coming into our apartment, without blocking the light completely.
The canvas was more expensive than the wood, I must say. I just made squares, not divided panels, because I wasn't sure how we would arrange them. I used lap joints for the corners and I just wrapped the canvas over the frame and stapled it at the back. I put a couple of feet on each one so that the canvas wouldn't be touching the ground and get dirty.
So, nothing fancy at all, but they're actually very pleasing to look at - the sunlight coming through them, especially. I can really recommend this as a project!
Cool, do you have pictures ? I'll have to look up some of the jargon you used