Continuing work on the bay window section. I glued the previously stained interior window frames into place for the three bay window sections. As noted before, the stained glass and acrylic inserts will be added much later in the construction process.
With those in place, I glued the sides onto the front, using a triangle to make sure the pieces were square. So exciting to finally have a portion of the build glued together! :D
Since there were slight gaps between the pieces, I pushed a small amount of spackling into the crevices. I wiped the excess from the timbers so I wouldn’t have to make a mess sanding. I will touch up the paint and sealer later.
Since the bay window sections have no added backer board, the interior surface is uneven due to the way the walls are created — with a grid and inserts. I cut pieces of 1/16″ thick basswood to cover the surfaces.
The pieces overlap the edges where the interior window frames meet the timber grid since I plan to use these basswood pieces as both surface smoothers and window trim. This will make more sense later. This also lends support to the interior window frames. There is not a lot of gluing surface for those thin pieces, so they do like to shift and pop out at random. This should help alleviate that problem by adding another gluing surface.
In order to measure and cut the side pieces, I had to put the facade grid and its backer board on in dry fit so the depth would be accurate. The side bay pieces end flush with the interior surface of the backer board.
I continued cutting the basswood parts, fitting around the backer board cross sections. I left these beams across the bay window section to support the floor boards. Since my basswood sheets were only 3″ wide, I had to piece the middle portion.
To finish the middle of the window frame, I used 1/2″ wide fancy trim from Manchester Woodworks. It is centered, though the angle of the photo makes it seem otherwise.
I added long strips in the corners and along the outer edges of the windows.
All of this padding will allow for a smooth surface for wall treatments and a finished look for the interior portion of the windows.
Next up, more staining…. :D
