Good things come in narrow packages

[Steve]

Coal House

This particular coal house is based on protypical photos I found. Kurt was kind enough to do the "heavy lifting" and figure out how to turn those pics into a model




This project (like the Wollenberg Elevator) is going to be wood over cardboard. This time around, instead of clapboard siding, it will made with hundreds of individual boards. For a good overview of the proceedure check out Kurt's excellent packing house thread:

http://www.zealot.com/forum/showthread.php?t=154403


This is a very tedious process, but the results are worth it (They better be!)






The long section is the back wall of the trestle. For the lower section where the bins will cover most of the wall, I left the wood strips long to save work and so there would not be seams showing between the bin walls........OK, it was mostly to save work!....LOL!



Here I have used MS Paint to try and give an idea of how the trestle and bins will be set up. The entire structure is 2'-3" long. That's a lot of 3" boards! (I lost track at 350)


Now I need a vacation!