Roofs remade, brood boxes repaired, crown boards made, today was time to get started on some more (insulated) fat dummies, which also helps clear the large stack of ply in the workshop. So, first job: cut a load of rectangles of ply, 207mm deep by 356mm wide. I think there’s about twenty-three of them here. I just kept going until I had enough, then finished off the sheet I was cutting.
I had some strips of wood for the sides and bottoms left over from last time I made them, 34mm wide and 9mm thick, so I cut some into 207mm lengths.
Then glued them to the edges, using a few 15mm brads from the nailgun that I also use to make frames to hold them together until the glue sets.
The bottom piece is 338mm long. Also glued and fixed with brads, and there are a couple of brads holding the sides to the bottom, too.
And finally for the moment, fit the top bars that I glued together a couple of weeks ago. These are glued and stapled using 25mm staples through the top bars into the top edge of the sides (where the frame sidebar would normally go).
I managed to get seven done today before I ran out of the wood for the sides/bottoms. I’ve selected some more from the scrap pile that I can cut down for more, but I need to check how many glued top bars I have first. I don’t think it’s actually that many more.
Next I’ll cut and fit the insulation, then fix the second ply side in place and I’m done.