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Karl.A
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I started design and construction of this structure almost a year ago and worked on it for a couple of weeks.
Once I got to the stage shown below I was having different ideas and wanting to make changes to the general layout of the structure.
At the time I was unprepared to 'back-track' on the work I had put into it already and so stuck it up on the shelf with the few other unfinished projects.
The general construction was board by board over a foambord substructure.
Here is where I left it last year.
One of the most major things I wanted to change about the structure was that I wanted it to have a removeable roof with a fully detailed interior and the walls to be studs instead of foamcore. Obviously this meant that the current walls are unuseable..... 'sigh'
There were also a few less major changes I wanted to make but essentially result in a complete rebuild to try and make the structure more 'interesting', hence the reason it has sat on a shelf for almost a year.
So that's the history and where I am starting from today.
The next post will begin the progress.
Karl.A
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Karl, this is getting to be a habit. What was once known as a "build" thread is now an un-build thread! Looking forward to following along!
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As I mentioned previously I decided that I wanted the structure to be board-ON-board with framing so... this is what a previously finished wall looks like after a three hour soak in water...
I generall only use two types of glue in all of my constructions, yellow wood glue for 90% and instant thin superglue for things like doors and windows, also the superglue if I am just feeling lazy and dont want to hold something together while it dries..
I decided to soak each wall individually, the added time in the soaking process would be more than made up for in the rebuild as I would have the individual boards for each wall separate and organised.
On with the framing while wall number two takes a bath.....
Karl.A
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Hopefully a habit I will be able to break Simon...
Looking forward to your input.
Karl.A
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Well, Simon, no problem with Karl's subject. You just have to read it starting with the last post and going towards the first one.
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Thanks for the smile Frederic...
Althought the 'walls' are coming apart easily enough as expected, they are not coming apart clean, there is still glue residue on each piece which needs to be cleaned off. Quite a pain on the very small pieces but not such a big deal in the larger scheme of things I suppose.
Wall 3 is in the 'bath' while I clean up the stripwood for wall 2. After that I will need to make some more stripwood to frame out walls 3, 4 and 5 I didnt make nearly enough and am almost out after walls 1 and 2 are complete.
More later.
Karl.A
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Karl
I've redone so many projects, that i've lost count but I've always just bit the bullet and started from fresh. I would have assumed it would be faster and a lot less work to scrap the wall and start over. Any reason why you decided to take the route you did over starting from fresh?
Peter
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I wieghed the time of :-
cutting new stripwood of the various dimensions needed from sheet stock.. plus
weathering all the new stripwood.. plus
colouring all the new stripwood.. plus
cutting it all to size against
Leaving the walls to soak while I made the framing for each wall .. plus
cleaning off the glue.
While the walls are disintergrating next to me I build the frame, so no additional time there.
It takes about 15 mins to clean off the wet glue from all the pieces which isnt so bad and I guestimated quicker than starting from new.
The pieces are relatively easily identifyable so the rebuilding should be fairly quick.
Besides I used to like jigsaws when I was a kid....
Oh and the stripwood was all originally stained with A&I so when it dries it is returning to its original greyish colour.
Waste not want not....
Thanks for reading.
Karl.A
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Karl
I would have to agree with your reasoning and practice ... I just never thought of doing it that way.
Peter
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Curious name there Karl!
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I know Walt, I'm not sure what it's going to be yet so I have to leave the name 'open', for now. I have a few ideas I have been kicking around.
I may be leaning towards a paint thinner distillery/storage/distribution facility though .... who knows...
Karl.A
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Well not as much progress today as hoped for, a very rainy day so no work, but the bonus time I thought I would have for the bench was eaten into by chores and trying to keep tabs on a very bored puppy who was stuck inside. If I wasnt jumping up to check on strange noises from around the house to see what he was getting into I was jumping up to see why it had all gone quiet, too quiet[:-doggy]
Oh well theres always tomorrow....
Karl.A
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Karl, That is a very interesting concept. Never thought about doing it that way. Now that's food for thought.
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I'm going to need to do it again on one of my walls for the upscaled Red Oak Garage (1/24) that I miss-measured and built wrong. Thats the secondary reason why there has been no progress on that build for some time. I only really have four unfinished projects, this being one of them, all stalled for minor reasons which I am now determined to resolve and get them all finished.
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