Good afternoon to all…
It’s time for a new project…not a house this time…but a small foot bridge…a piece you see in many photos of vintage villages…and for some reason…there are usually sheep on or near it…
Traditionally these bridges are made from wood and twigs…I thought I’d make one from cardboard, paper and lollipop sticks…
I’ll post a plan, progress pictures and additional details later…today…just the basic material info…
Four pieces of express mail/shipping boxes laminated together with white glue in a blank about 9” x 12”…the four laminations of this thin corrugated cardboard will be about ¼” thick…suggestion…align the flutes in the same direction…this will make the main span part of the bridge stronger…
Strips of cereal box cardboard the same width as the thickness of the laminated cardboard…these strips will be used as edge banding around the cut out pieces for the bridge…
Four bridge post and two top rails…lollipop sticks wrapped with paper to make them about ¼” in diameter…this “rolled firecracker” method is outlined by forum member Tom Hull…here’s a link…
http://www.cardboardchristmas.com/papateds/fencemend.htmlThe other two side rails are lollipops sticks just as they come from the package…
More later…my very best regards…
Howard