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By Dave Pierik
Shelton-Mason County Journal
Picnic Table Fun!
Ants came to visit and that got me thinking. Picnic tables will look great
with our
Happy Tree Village diorama. Let’s do it!
D? You will need: ea.
Tools: ruler ‘
markers, scissors,
, paintbrush
Materials: craft "
sticks, toothpicks,
masking tape,
glue, cardboard,
are,
pa i nt wash
Cut the round edges off of the craft sticks and cut them in was inspired by
woodworker jigs and concrete forms.
half toabout 2 Mi” wide. Glue two together lengthwise, Make a 1” wide
valley, the thickness of a piece of
support with masking tape and set aside. Cut flat corrugated cardboard plus
one layer of thin card. This is to
toothpicks down to 1 M1" for the bench supports and 3A" get
consistent distance and alignments between the bench
for the legs. and tops, and also to support them while they dry.
Center the table tops at the bottom of your cardboard
valley. Tape down. Test, mark and place the benches. Glue
toothpick horizontal bench supports, then diagonals, using
an old brush to place the glue. Adjust as needed. When
dry, trim down legs and bits as needed with scissors.
..t
hat Would you lik t
see next in Crafty Time?
I’d love to hear your thoughts.
You can rough up the tops and benches with a fingernail
Please email your thoughts, ideas ‘
or a knife. Then, paint dirty paint water on there to age
the surfaces and bring out detail. This is what they call a and photos to
dave@masoncount 'Com
"wash". When dry, add some character with a ballpoint or call the
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