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9th September 2022, 11:47 AM #1Novice Woodworker
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Another Castle
A Fundraiser for the Showgrounds Community Men's Shed, Perth Western Australia.
To be Raffled at the September Royal Show.
Video: Claremont Castle (have sound on)
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9th September 2022, 01:05 PM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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What a cool looking castle
Thanks for sharing mate
Log Dog
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9th September 2022, 04:15 PM #3SENIOR MEMBER
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My gob is smacked, WOW!
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9th September 2022, 04:38 PM #4
What a cracking job the shed has done on this magnificent castle...
All the best for a great result on the fund raising, it deserves it.
Well done indeed
Cheers crowie
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9th September 2022, 04:45 PM #5
Can you give us a rundown on the materials used and time to build please
The person who never made a mistake never made anything
Cheers
Ray
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10th September 2022, 11:59 AM #6Novice Woodworker
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Hi Ray, thanks for the interest in the castle. Have a look at the other castle I built as it has a video clip of the materials and process with an explanation in the comments. As far as logging the hours spent I haven’t kept count but like all things for grandkids it was a labour of love. You’ll find the first castle on this Woodwork Forum under “Jamani Castle”.
Cheers
Robert
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10th September 2022, 02:31 PM #7
G'Day Robert, I tried a few searches but alas couldn't find the “Jamani Castle” post on the Woodwork Forum.
Found you youtube on the castle from 2013'
Cheers crowie
JAMANI Castle - YouTube
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10th September 2022, 10:53 PM #8Novice Woodworker
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I should have said search "Castle for the Grandboys" Crowie/Ray, sorry about that.
Anyway, here's the info that might be of interest:
The castle walls are all made from 6mm mdf sheets which I ran through the table saw at 10 mm spacings using a thin kerf blade raised just high enough to cut the horizontal mortar lines. I then used a narrow gauge chisel (Swiss Made 11/2) to cut the vertical mortar lines at 20 mm spacings. It looked good but more like modern house bricks than medieval stones.
So I experimented on a piece of scrap mdf with the same lines cut using an engraving tool ($19 at Bunnings - I didn't have a Dremel then) with a round steel gouging bit (looks like a little ball with sharp ridges). I just quickly ran it along mortar lines to round off the edges paying a bit more attention to where the vertical and horizontal lines meet - the effect was more stone like as you see in the photos. I worked outside in the breeze wearing a mask to do this as a generates a fair bit of mdf dust.
The doors were made from off cuts of decking cut to about 6 mm thick on the ridged side.
The door surrounds are 3 mm mdf sheet cut to the shape of the door with a single gouge line every 20 mm to make them look like larger blocks with a keystone at the top.
The white corner blocks (quoins) on the square structures were made by routing 10 mm deep groves in a 20 mm thick piece of pine (like you would do for box joints) and then ripping it lengthways on the table saw about 3mm thick. I cut them to the size of the structure and glued on 2 per corner alternating the "teeth" to look like individual blocks.
The buttresses are just off-cuts of molding (Bunnings again) that I ran through the table saw (blade hieght about 5 mm lower than the thickness of the moulding) and cut out every alternate 20 mm section. I ended up with long lengths of buttress that I could cut to the length of the wall sections.
For the finish I used cheap "sample" pot paints from Bunnings - Dulux "Stone effect" - that has grit in it to give a stone texture (grey for the walls and sandstone for the door surrounds, corner blocks, steps and walkways). If you can't get the stone effect paint you can make your own (3 parts paint to 1 part white sand). I high-lighted the top left hand corner of each stone with white ceiling paint to give a bit of a shadow 3D effect.
Thanks again for the interest I appreciate your comments and encouragement.
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11th September 2022, 09:20 AM #9
Thank you sir, found it too quick
Castle for the Grandboys
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11th September 2022, 01:53 PM #10
Thank you, it is a testament to your imagination and skills x 10
The person who never made a mistake never made anything
Cheers
Ray
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Fantastic Workmanship
Regards
Keith
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