Today we starting on a pretty large project, a BBQ grill. Not just a plain little everyday grill but one of those wonderful smoker grills that are so fun to use. This is a project that I have been wanting to do for a very long time I just had to work out some details and I have finally got the plan ready for you.
Now I won’t be providing a pattern for any of the cut parts because I encourage you to adjust the size to fit the area you want to use. So your grill could be smaller or larger. Maybe your dolls want to have one of those huge grills that the competition BBQers have or maybe they just want a smaller version. I will be adding a side firebox so my dolls can do some smoking if they want to. You might choose to omit that part.
This is a project that will be spread over multiple tutorials, how many I am not sure yet. I now we didn’t get all that far in today’s video and it is over a half hour long and took me several days to complete. I hope you agree this is going to be worth the work though and join me on this adventure.
As for materials I am trying my best to keep this inexpensive and easy for all of you to make. The basis for the main part of the grill is a toilet paper tube. The side firebox is the tube from a package of aluminum foil. So in a way this is a Trash to Treasure project (at least so far)
To begin we need to make that toilet paper tube much sturdier than it would normally be. For this I cut 4 strips of printer paper 4” wide by the length of the paper (11”) and using some Mod Podge applied them about the tube. Do just one strip at a time and allow plenty of time for the Mod Podge to dry between the addition of the next strip. This took a long time for me, so be warned. But this is the base of our grill and everything depends on this.
Once all the paper is added and the Mod Podge is dry even up one end and then trim the tube to about 3”. This is one of the places you can change up your grill’s size, just remember that the measurements I will give in the tutorial will be for the size I am using and you will need to adjust as needed if you choose a different size.
I found the best way to cut the tube was with my full size Miter Box, just be careful when using tools. I also cut a piece of smaller tube (from a roll of aluminum foil) to 1” at the same time.
Next we will need to cut the large tube into two equal parts lengthwise, I found my scissors worked just fine for this step.
Now we can add a hinge to the grill so the lid can be opened and closed. I like to use fabric for this because it is very flexible and strong. I cut a strip of 100% cotton muslin 1” by 3” for the hinge. Glue one edge to one half of the grill and allow to set so the glue can get a good grip. Then glue the other edge to the other half lining up the halves as carefully as you can. Allow this to dry.
Cut 8 card-stock rounds that are close to the size of the diameter of the tube you used. I found the lid to a bottle of Tylenol was perfect for mine. Glue these rounds into 2 stacks of 4 each and allow to dry.
Then cut the rounds in half and glue them to a piece of printer paper allowing plenty of room around each one. Allow to dry.
Cut the paper with the half circles glued on leaving plenty of space around. Then fold in half and cut a rough shape around the half circles. Then cut notches out of the paper around the edge to look like this. These notches will allow you to glue the ends of the grill in place.
Add a line of glue to the inside edge of the tube to hold the card-stock.
Add a line of glue around the outside edge of each end and lining the card-stock half circle with the end of the grill use the tabs to hold it in place. Do this on each end and allow the glue a few moments to set up a bit.
Then run a line of glue around the inside edge of each end and an on the inside of the card-stock half circle fold the extra paper over use the tabs to help hold it in place.
When you are done it should look like this.
Now to neaten up the look of the grill we are going to add some more strips of paper. I cut 2 at 4” wide and 2 at 2 ¾” and added them to both the inside and outside of the grill to cover up the tabs from the ends. I used separate pieces for the top and bottoms to avoid adding any bulk to the hinge.
At this time also cover the small tube we cut earlier. I covered the ends and then cut tabs to adhere the paper up the sides (do both ends) then with a strip of paper cut 1 1/8” wide I covered the tube to neaten it up a bit. We will be doing more detailing of this later.
The last step for today was to add some craft-stick “ledges” for the rack to rest on. Cut two pieces of craft-stick slightly shorter than the inside length of the grill and glue then a bit down from the top of the bottom half like this. Allow to dry.
So that is as far as we are going today. Next week we will be making the rack that the food will be cooked on and start to add some exterior details to both the grill and the side firebox.
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