I headed into this thinking it would be a straight forward build...you know, like the kaput, rotten box build I did was to supposed to be :smiling:
Anyway, I actually sat down and pondered over this for a while after talking to a friend who does outdoor wood structures. He said that a proper wood store is a hit and miss slatted design with a double slatted floor and a roof that is pitched but both sides are offset slightly...why? I asked. He told me that it is to do with airflow, the double slats stop excess rain etc getting in but allow the air to circulate, the roof pitches allow a vortex of air that then is funneled out the sides at the top.
Okay, so I had to get hands and brain in some sort of coordination and I set too...I got involved and forgot to take some piccies early on, apologies for that.
It is made from some model boat wood for the top and bottom frame but the rest is lollipop sticks and coffee stirrers. The roof caused me a lot of problems and cutting was a pain, I think I managed the overall look. The roof is actually coated with the fake lead strip stuff used for windows, I had some left over from a repair job.
I want this to look used but not rotten, so, as you see it now, it has had its first weathering and then a sand back in places.
More weathering to do and then the logs to do.
Anyway, I actually sat down and pondered over this for a while after talking to a friend who does outdoor wood structures. He said that a proper wood store is a hit and miss slatted design with a double slatted floor and a roof that is pitched but both sides are offset slightly...why? I asked. He told me that it is to do with airflow, the double slats stop excess rain etc getting in but allow the air to circulate, the roof pitches allow a vortex of air that then is funneled out the sides at the top.
Okay, so I had to get hands and brain in some sort of coordination and I set too...I got involved and forgot to take some piccies early on, apologies for that.
It is made from some model boat wood for the top and bottom frame but the rest is lollipop sticks and coffee stirrers. The roof caused me a lot of problems and cutting was a pain, I think I managed the overall look. The roof is actually coated with the fake lead strip stuff used for windows, I had some left over from a repair job.
I want this to look used but not rotten, so, as you see it now, it has had its first weathering and then a sand back in places.
More weathering to do and then the logs to do.
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