to a plurality of cross members having discrete and individual openings at various and specific locations within the cross members and a plurality of tubular or cylindrical or other cross sectional shaped lateral members the lateral members being set into the openings within the cross members such that upon assembly modular high shear strength panels are created application_number US 32601494 A description fig1 is a perspective view of a tubular lateral member of the present invention the lateral member 10 can be short or long depending upon the application the cross sectional shape shown at end 12 can be circular as shown or can be square rectangular or other shape it could also have a flat angle or tee shaped cross section the lateral member could be solid or hollow depending upon the weight strength or material of construction these different materials would include wood plastic pvc other polymeric material metals including aluminum titanium steel or iron or other useful material depending upon the application the overall lengths and other dimensions of the lateral members can vary depending upon the applications involved it will be understood that a range of dimensions are possible including lengths as short as a few inches children 39 s toys modeling tools etc or as long as several meters wall covering structure arbors or walk in structures fig2 a 2d are perspective view of various preferred embodiments of the tubular cross members of the present invention the cross members 20 can be different lengths and sizes small sections might be useful with.