Post #667171 by Bay Park Buzzy on Tue, Feb 12, 2013 9:44 PM

Top of the page, so here is where we are kind of going with this:

I do planning drafts in isometric so I can figure all the lumber needed, dimensions, etc and get a good a visual of the skeleton. Quarter scale, more or less...

Before I started the actual build, I did a little decorative work on the lumber stock.

22 six foot fence planks, 10 or different Marq inspired patterns

Chopped in half make all i need for exterior lower sections on the two visible walls

Next were the front eaves done in Maori swirls

Then two maori 10' entry way poles

These took about 6 or so just to do these hours to do... :cry:

Two 10' back wall poles

A lot less time in these. :D

Now on to the actual build, phase two, the lower half...

Poured myself a wild Cherry Pepsi in a glass and got to work. I put the floor boards around the cemented beams back on and started laying wood

I carved a Moai profile on the ridge beam

I decorated a few more 4 x 4's with some simple designs and started placing those.

You can just barely see Hiltiki in the background staining the poles I just decorated. It was stain and install...

Fun part started here: Putting the lower walls and window sills up

Moai head stained:

Creeping around the front with the patterned boards and table bar window sills

Some more staining help and I finished the last two lower walls

Nice, pretty box

Little more color, and the lower part is done!

Couple weeks, and it's roof time...
Buzzy Out!