Front Opening Panel
The original small front panel has been over painted in white, with black [hard to remove] paint on the beams. The panel did not have hinges on it you can see the holes in the side of the side wall. The more I look at this house the worse it gets.
This panel is made of ply wood, which is made up like a wood sandwich. This sandwich had split and the layers needed gluing. I also had to add some slithers of wood where pieces were missing, you can see this in the top right hand side.
How many clamps does it take to make a wood sandwich? …… [As many as I had in my drawer.]
This is the finished Panel, with its new wooden beams and shiny hinges.
I think when hinges are fitted the panel will have a gap. I am not sure that it should have a space, must study some other pictures of Stockbroker houses to see correct position for them.
Few minutes later …………………………….
I have looked at other picture of the Stockbroker house and how the panel is fitted, and the hinges are on the side of the house as I thought. I did notice that in the pictures the panels did not have a big gap when fitted, why is it then mine has such a large gap. Then it dawned on me I had fitted the hinges the wrong way round. I just don’t seem to be able to get my head round hinges.
Hinges! The in and the out of things – you think you’ve understood it and feel firm in up/down/right/left/in/out and yet, and yet … Total nightmare when you realise the firm conviction was entirely bassackwards – makes me go all hot just thinking about it š
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Thank you for understanding my hinge problem, glad I am not the only one. They are so simple but complicated at the same time….
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but when the ‘certainties’ become wobbly it doesn’t matter how simple the task is. It’s like trying to think which way is clockwise when you are the clock š
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Beautiful finish and colours used – v welcoming
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This gave me a chuckle when I remembered my own pathetic attempts to replace the hinges in my real-life kitchen. I understand completely.
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it looks so much better already… keep going.. š
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Thank you. Yes I am quite pleased with the results so far.
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