Hi all,
My honeydo list includes a pile of 24 plantation shutters. I've been pricing things out and the control arm fasteners alone will be over $200 (Rockler and Shuttermedic prices). Has anyone come up with a cheaper alternative for fastening a shutter control arm?
Old thread so I'm sure your shutters are done by now but just curious where you were getting those prices? Rockler's shutter control arm fasteners are $10 for a pack of 50. I suppose you could make your own with some fine wire and a bending jig, but that would be a lot of time just spent cutting and bending wire. Not worth the time if you ask me.
What are you meaning about "fasteners" As Mr useless sa a pack of 50 is $10 and that is for the nylon pins. Norm Abram has a great video on YOUTUBE for plantation shutters that I watched when I built mine. Good luck they are fun to build and quite rewarding when they are done
I used 1/4"x3/4 crown staples as Norm did in he video I posted a link to. Watch the vid and you will see his is a much cheaper option
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