Hexrod Resources

Hexrod Documentation and Resources

Hexrod program documentation (perpetually a little out of date) Hexrod Documentation
Introduction to stress analysis Intro Stress Analysis(pdf)
Modifying Garrison's stress calculation math for penta and quad rod geometries, by Claude Freaner Freaner: Garrison's Math(pdf)
A re-analysis of Milward's work on the engineering properties of bamboo Flexural Rigidity(pdf)
How to calculate some useful quantities for various rod geometries.Rodmakers Geometry(pdf)
Engineering calulations for triangular rods Triangular Rods(pdf). Updated and corrected 28-Apr-2023.
A scan of Richard Walker: Rod Building for Amateurs (1963)(pdf)
Per Brandin's January 2023 presentation to the Virtual Rodmakers Gathering. This is a large file: 1.54GB Brandin VRG (mp4)
Bill Oyster's July 2024 presentation to the Virual Rodmakers Gathering. This is a large file: 2.30GB Oyster VRG (mp4)
How deflection is calculated in Hexrod Deflection (pdf)
Graphs which give absolute humidity (grams of water per cubic meter of air) from temperature and relative humidity. One for Fahrenheit (pdf) and one for Celsius (pdf). Suitable for framing.