First
I want to apologize for being out of frame. I am trying filming in a
slightly different location in the house and I need to find the
perfect angle for the camera. Clearly the one I used this week was
not perfect. Be patient and I am sure I will work it out.
This
week we are finishing the Corner Roombox! Wow, I am kind of sad to
see both to the big projects finished. Well, except for a doorknob,
I need to come up with one of those but that will come later. I have
tried a couple of things but wasn't happy with the results.
To
finish the roombox we are finishing off the raw edges with a
combination of wood strips and some paperboard (cereal box) strips. I
am not sure what sizes of wood strips I got because the display at my
local store was almost empty and what was there was all mixed up. The
wide strip is about ½ ” wide the narrow strips are around ¼”
both of these are 1/16” thick. The square piece is about 1/8”
square. I wish I could be more exact but like I said I really don't
know what the sizes were.
To
prepare for the video I did paint the wood pieces to match the front
door color.
Then
the process is simply a matter of going around the structure and
cutting pieces to fit and gluing them in place. Since it is not
really practical to clamp or weight down the pieces we are gluing
today I did find I had to check the strips about every 10 minutes and
make sure they were staying where I wanted them to be. After a few
checks where they were staying in place I let them dry before moving
on. This takes a while but by only gluing one spot at a time it is
easier to make sure everything stays in place.
Since
my floor/base warped really badly I decided to glue my roombox to a
wooden board. I had a piece of particle board left over from a repair
in my bathroom and it was the right size so I used it. I simply spray
painted it with a brown color to finish it off a bit.
Since
the board was fairly rough I added some felt furniture pads to the
bottom corners. I don't want to scratch any tables that I might set
the box on for display in the future.
I
do want to say I have made rooms like this before and never had the
bottom warp like it did this time. I have a feeling it was caused by
the extremely damp weather we were having when I did that step.
If
I wasn't going to use my roombox for photos I would add a dowel or
square strip wood as a support column to the outer corner. Since that
would block camera angles I won't be doing that but if your box is
just for display I do suggest it.
I
hope you have enjoyed this series as much as I have.
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