With some free time, I'm getting back into miniatures. I've decided to make some fences. Specifically, I'm basing them on the fences that you see here:
(If you own the picture, please let me know and I will replace the picture with a link to your site. I tried to go to the site watermarked in the photo but there's no easy way to find this image.)
So my plan is to create a set of vertical posts with double sets of dowels between them. Then I will use wire to simulate the thin sticks between them.
I started with 12 popsicle sticks and drilled three holes in each. Should you be interested, I'm enjoying a Thornbury Dam dark lager.
Then I glued the horizontal beams on both sides.
Finally, I laid down a bead of PVA and cut some bristles from an old paint brush (thanks Gerry!). I inserted the bristles between the beams to recreate the thin branches that were used to fill in between the posts.
I've just done the one half to see how it turns out.
Yay! Hobby projects!
ReplyDeleteLooks so simple, but will add so much to a table when they're all done!
Hope your eye is feeling better!
The funny thing is that my eye has never hurt. It's pretty much unchanged for the last 3 months.
ReplyDeleteI do have some physio scheduled next month along with another MRI to check into things. I have new glasses, which help a bit (well, I would have them but I returned them because I am unhappy with the Transitions treatment on them).
Now that the glue has dried, I'm pretty happy with them. I'm going to try to make them a bit more even down below and trim them up top to make them less even.
ReplyDeleteBut based on this, it's full steam ahead with the full 6 feet of fences.