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Hoof and carriage blacksmiths

Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2019 7:27 pm
by hotte8487
Long time ago I’ve found a picture from a historical blacksmith in the internet, I liked the building immediately. Now it should become a model house for our battle ground.

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The building receives inside a frame from 10 mm square bars; the walls has been manufactured from Styrodur-plates. I’ve started with the frames.

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The frame shows already the size, not a little hut; the footprint is approximately 75 x 40 cm.

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As usual has the frame received pins for a better stability.

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Thereafter has been the single parts for the roof produced; with a high probability will be the roof covered with roofing felt again.

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Each roof binder has been received a stand…

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One part is finished, the other follows soon.

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In the next part it goes on at the blacksmith…

Re: Hoof and carriage blacksmiths

Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2019 3:34 pm
by hotte8487
The framework has been covered with the wall plates; used were again Jackodur-plates which have been cut and mounted to the frame.

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One roof binder has been tentatively at the gable end mounted.

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Thereafter were the wall plates again dismounted and cut as drawn with a cutter knife.

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Many bows in the openings make the cut a bit difficult; the rework should be so little as possible.

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The first both window openings are finished.

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The other openings follow piece for piece…

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The purple gable wall receive no opening,…

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…the opposite gable wall two.

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The front side receive additional to the windows an opening for a big door.

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All wall plates are now prepared, at the framework it goes on.

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This then next time.

Re: Hoof and carriage blacksmiths

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2019 11:40 pm
by hotte8487
At the framework it goes on. For that must all wall plates again dismounted.

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All of these plates receive a little cut at the position, were later the binder crosses the walls.

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Thereafter has been the lintel with two head bars forced.

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Then has been the binders mounted; the ridge beam is only temporary and has been later dismounted. A view to the whole thing…

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The distances between the binders are not equal, I am followed simply the positions of the stands of the timbering.

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Because no ridge beam has been used, I’ve glued the first boards of the roof boarding.

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Otherwise will the roof stay open until the work progress is so far finished.

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Thats all for today; next time it goes on at the blacksmiths…

Re: Hoof and carriage blacksmiths

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 11:09 am
by hotte8487
In the middle of the building was it at both long walls with additional bars forced.

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View from outside through the door to this enforcement…

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Thereafter I've mounted the wall plates finally. At each corner has been reinforcement stripes used. Thereby I want to prevent, that my wall plaster receives fissures.

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Then I've concern to the window construction. The inner part consists again from milled polystyrene plates. The frame is again made from little wooden bars; for that receive they a groove and a mitred.

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The upper end was easy made at this time; I've have cut round bows from plywood.

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Now could the mounting start; from three sides has been the polystyrene plates plugged into the frames and glued. Pictures…

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Thereafter has been the round bows glued from top between both side parts.

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After drying has been the frame side parts length adjusted to the round bow.

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Thereafter could the first windows insert; first at the gable. Pictures…

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So gradually has been the hall with the windows completed. Again pictures…

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Next time will be continued at the doorway…

Re: Hoof and carriage blacksmiths

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2019 7:30 am
by hotte8487
Before it goes on, again a word to the windows. These has been brushed with primer from Tamiya out of the can...

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…and thereafter in a dark grey with my airbrush brushed.

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Now to the gate, this shall receive two wings, for the construction has been used wooden tongue depressors.

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The actual structure of the gate has been constructed from wooden coffee stirrers. These have been on both door wings around 90 degrees turned glued.

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Each door wing receive two door hinges;…

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…constructed from copper sheet stripes 8 x 0,8 mm. These have been cut to length, bent and welded.

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With the door wings it goes on; each receives outside two bars, where the hinges have been mounted.

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For the gate wings mount I've glued at each gate post inside a wooden additional bar.

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Old furniture eccentrics has been adjusted and used as admission for the gate wings. Off with the head,…

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…a hole drilled into it, a thread cut and an eye screw screwed. To completion is missing a piece; for that receive this part later still a bolt from brass.

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Four of these parts have been needed. These have been leaded from outside through the Styrodur against the wooden square bar and there with a screw hold.

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Further in the next part.

Re: Hoof and carriage blacksmiths

Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2019 8:53 am
by Rad_Schuhart
When I grow up I want to be like you.

Re: Hoof and carriage blacksmiths

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 6:55 am
by hotte8487
It goes on at the gate; both wings were finished and for a trial at the building fixed.

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Previously receive each wing his reinforcements…

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Thereafter have been the hinges and the gate wings mounted.

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Followed from the mounting of the windows; these were so inserted, that they are flush with the walls inside.

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From outside were the soffit filled with dispersion adhesive and reinforced.

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Thereafter have been all wall plates receives a coat with dispersion adhesive; the styrofoam receive for that a hard surface.

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The walls inside the house receive also a coat with adhesive, so that the structure looks like a real plaster.

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After drying receive the building a first coat from outside in a thinned white acrylic colour.

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Further next time…

Re: Hoof and carriage blacksmiths

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 10:10 am
by HERMAN BIX
I trust that this one has local council planning permits & building consent Mr Hotte !!!!!
Your buildings are so well made Im surprised you dont get people expecting plumbing & heating in them :crazy:

Re: Hoof and carriage blacksmiths

Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2019 7:50 am
by hotte8487
A planning permit? For sure...
A real look like? I think that's the reason for our effort - no matter where each is working on it...
Greetz to Australia

Re: Hoof and carriage blacksmiths

Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2019 8:02 am
by hotte8487
The hoof blacksmiths should not stay white and that’s why I’ve painted she with a light ochre acrylic paint.

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At the gate wings it goes on; these had to conserved also and especially the hinges needs colour.

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The gate wings receive again a paint with root tar.

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Looks after drying so.

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The hinges were brushed in a dark grey…

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…and again mounted.

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After that, they were mounted at my building.

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The plastered walls inside my building should not stay in this grey colour,…

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…they receive a coat with white acrylic paint.

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That's the state of the blacksmiths currently.

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Further again in the next part.