I have glued up some more on the shaft assembly.
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Anyway while that is sitting and drying I needed some more 1/8" thick pieces for the waggon sides and bed.
Started with this lump of Oak 3 1/2" X 2" X15" long. I would have liked to make the pieces the 3 1/2" but the grain was not looking right so went with slices off of the 2" side to give the effect I wanted.
I ended up probably with more than I needed I will mark them up and put them in the wood drawer for future models/toys
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Marked up ready when needed
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Cut down to the widest width I needed and also to length. I did juggle them around so that the grain was not lining up as I wanted it to be obvious that they are all separate planks. The edges have a small chamfer on them also to help show the joints. Each set of 8 planks were to wide for where they fit so some planks planed narrower so no two are the same.
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A temporary guide fitted in place to allow the two end planks to be glued in place the guide then removed until they are dry this will give me somewhere to replace the guide for the next two and so on
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It is surprising how long it takes to do what appears to be a simple job.