Leonardo- bridge with wooden blocks

Leonardo's bridge

• maximum span when built approx. 2.80 metres
• the building kit consists of 44 beechwood strips
• building bricks size 37,5 x 3 x 0,6 cm
• the photo shows the bridge using 15 strips
• stored in the flatbed box with recessed grips
• made of beech with finger jointing (42 x 30 x 8 cm, stackable)

This arched bridge was conceived as long ago as the 15th century by Leonardo da Vinci.
Leonardo's bridge works without glue or nails, only by force and counter-force.
A small bridge can be created with as few as 8 strips, it grows at each step into an
arch up to a span of approximately 2.80 metres.
After only a few minutes work, the first results can be seen and curiosity about this
fascinating structure by the genius da Vinci is awakened.

• on your own or in a team, for young and old
• arouses curiosity
• teaches the first lessons about the basics of mechanics and statics
• improves spatial perception with the help of the building blocks
• encourages ability to concentrate and fine motor skills.

Leonardo's bridge exerts an increasing fascination, the more you think about it.

The set consists of:

The dimensions of the beech box:

Dimensions 42 x 30 x 8 cm, outside
Size approx 39,5 x 27,5 x 6,5 cm, inside
1,25 cm solid untreated beech,
approximately 7 liters