Second Base....

This morning I spent a couple of hours in the back yard, pruning and raking....Still not finished...I won't be for a while.

I have to do it in the morning when it is cool. It is 96 degrees right now and going up....

When I came back in, I started on a base for the crooked house.

Since I plan to display several of the half timber pieces together, I decided to put the same kind of base under each one.

That way, when I do put them together they will look more uniform.

I measured the crooked house and didn't make allowance on the side for extra.  I will butt the sides of this one up against two others when I put them together.  I did leave enough room in front for  a pathway.  Other than that, it isn't going to have any yard.

I made it 14" square.  I used a piece of 1/8" luan mahogany door skin for the top and some cove molding that I had in the garage for the sides.

I simply cut the cove in 14" lengths, mitered all of the ends of the four pieces.  Then I glued and nailed them to the top with small brads....I wonder whom Brad was and why did they name tiny headless nails after him....Sorry....Just another stray thought.

By the time I finished putting the base together, I decided I had had enough raking, sawing and hammering for the day.

I had to do something sitting down for a while.

I spotted the quarter inch half timber wall house.  Hey! It's half timber, so it counts.

I haven't worked on it for a while The peaked roof is covered with shingles.  I have been putting off the slanted one.  I had a row and a half done on that.

After another hour of work...I have three rows done.  Those teeny tiny shingles are a pain.  I think that is one of the things that I keep shying away from on this house.  If I can get them finished, I think that the rest of it will be a breeze.

In case you are wondering about the giant baby living on the third floor, that's Amare.  I stuck that photo in there right after April gave it to me.  The house hangs on the wall by the bed.  I like being able to look over there and see a smiling face.  I guess he will have to move when I finish the house.  Another good excuse to stop shingling for the day....He is good company whilst I work.

I am off to make banana bread.  That has to be more fun than tiny shingles.

See you tomorrow.