Olympia Logging Series: Part 3 - shadow box construction

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Olympia Logging Series: Part 3 - shadow box construction

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David,
Boy this has got to be the most complicated bench work I can recall seeing in a MR project layout. This is certainly not a beginner layout. I’m enjoying watching this as I’ve seen many of these ‘inglenook’ types of layouts but very few actually discuss the details of how the bench work is constructed. Years ago when I first got into the hobby a group of local modelers had similar ‘shadow box’ type modules which were very scene specific and were full of hand laid track and scratch built or expensive craftsman style buildings. I often stood in amazement at all of the talent on display before me. Looking forward to the possibility of having that feeling of amazement re-kindled.

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Great segment David, I wondered how we ever managed to get pieces square for nailing before we had those right-angled pony clamps, they are great tools. Thanks for the benchwork lesson.

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David, is wood glue really that strong to secure the joints?

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Great video, but it feels like your skipping on how to do measurements and square joints.

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Hello all,

Thanks for following the series:

Arthur, wood glue is that strong if you clamp the pieces. Pressure on the parts is needed to make the joint firm. When I need to break a joint that has been made with wood glue and clamps, more often than not, the wood will splinter instead of separating at the glue joint.

Gus, yes, as Ben and I were proofing the video before it was posted, we said the same thing about the Pony clamps. They’re great to work with.

Todd, don’t be discouraged by the benchwork you see here. None of it is really complicated - in fact, look at it all as just a series of boxes. Anyone can make a wood box, and all I’ve done is stack them to make the layout and it’s diorama frame. We’ll run some drawing s of it in a future issue of MR, and that will probably make it much easier to follow.

Best wishes on your endeavors, and keep watching - we’ve got a lot more videos to come!

David

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great i might have to built one for my ON30