What do you need?
Piece of MDF, 4 mm thick
a, slat of 2 mm
a beam of 9 x 9 mm
a round stick, diagonal 2 mm
2 wooden circles
wood glue
fine sandpaper
acrylic paint & paintbrush
How to make two large crates
Saw from the 9 x 9 mm 8 pieces of 2.5 cm.
Saw from the MDF 2 squares of 7.5 x 7.5 cm.
Glue the 2.5 cm pieces on the corners of the MDF.
Glue on each crate 6 smaller and 6 larger slats.
Allow the glue to dry really well.
Varnish the crates clear.
How to make a milking stool
Saw off 3 legs of 2 - 2.5 cm.
Sand the leggs.
Stick the legs on.
Allow the glue to dry well.
How to make bulkheads in the barn
Draw 3 rectangles 6 x 11 cm on MDF.
Saw them off then sand them.
Saw 24 slats of 11 cm.
Sand all the sides you saw off neatly smooth.
Saw quart round in pieces of 11 cm.
Saw 3 beams of 6.5 cm.
Paint all quart-round yellow ochre.
Stick 4 slats each side of the MDF.
Paint the slats and the beams dark green.
Glue the yellow ochre plinths under the slats.
Glue the beams on the front of the bulkheads.
Glue the bulkheads in the barn.
It's looking good already!
Next week week we continue with the farm. See you then!
