The Brownstone – entrance and front steps, part 5

February 4, 2014

Continuing work on the entrance and front steps. The side walls will be covered with egg carton stones. I printed guidelines, with the top section measuring 1/2″ and the subsequent sections measuring 9/16″. I will be stacking the stones very close but wanted to give myself a little room. I taped the guidelines to the foam core assembly, trying to make it as square as possible.

I used a tracing wheel (sewing tool) to transfer the lines to the foam core board.

I then used a pen to enhance the lines.

Since I will lose my staircase placement lines when the stones are put in place, I transferred the markings to the foam edges with a Sharpie.

To finish the back of the staircase, I added a scrap of plywood behind the top vertical step piece.

I then added a cardboard liner to the back of the angled section to have a uniform surface for applying skinny sticks.

I save my scraps of foam core board to use as glue spreaders. They are inflexible and have a good straight edge for moving the glue around uniformly.

I cut the sticks and glued them in place, taping the boards down until glue set.

I finished the bottom edge with 3/8″ basswood. Now I have a nice clean, finished surface.

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