Then I fixed on the sides (this was a little trickier), but just make sure you hold them in place as best you can. To make things considerably easier, drill pilot holes to make sure that the wood lines up and joins together properly. This will stop your screws going in the wrong direction and sticking out all over the place and prevent the wood from splitting.
I then put in some upright supports so that all the sides lined up neatly, as wood has a tendency to warp and bend a bit.
Then we have one finished inner bottom skin.
Then I made the other one (considerably quicker than the first after knowing what to do a how to do it more effectively!). That’s also a good tip, if you don’t know how to do something, or it’s your first attempt, try it on some scrap material you have kicking around to make sure it works first and that you can actually do it!
Here they both are:
I’ll give a point to anyone who can tell me why I had to build 2 bottom parts?!
Well, I wish I could take the credit for it, but I can’t! It was my dad’s idea, and a very good one at that! Basically, because of the size of my cage, I was going to put it all together in situ, but, sadly, this would mean I’d have to fill and plant the base indoors! Not to mention, unplant it should I ever need to move it! So my dad suggested making the base into 2 small planters that could be easily taken apart and moved! This way it’s easy to carry and actually fits through doors! If anyone got that, you can be very impressed by yourself!
That’s all for the first week! I’ll keep you updated with more pictures and a detailed build description! Sorry its so spread out, but I can only post 4 pictures per blog post, so it'll sadly have to stay this way! I will happily send the whole thing as pdf when I've finished the build should anyone want it!
I then put in some upright supports so that all the sides lined up neatly, as wood has a tendency to warp and bend a bit.
Then we have one finished inner bottom skin.
Then I made the other one (considerably quicker than the first after knowing what to do a how to do it more effectively!). That’s also a good tip, if you don’t know how to do something, or it’s your first attempt, try it on some scrap material you have kicking around to make sure it works first and that you can actually do it!
Here they both are:
I’ll give a point to anyone who can tell me why I had to build 2 bottom parts?!
Well, I wish I could take the credit for it, but I can’t! It was my dad’s idea, and a very good one at that! Basically, because of the size of my cage, I was going to put it all together in situ, but, sadly, this would mean I’d have to fill and plant the base indoors! Not to mention, unplant it should I ever need to move it! So my dad suggested making the base into 2 small planters that could be easily taken apart and moved! This way it’s easy to carry and actually fits through doors! If anyone got that, you can be very impressed by yourself!
That’s all for the first week! I’ll keep you updated with more pictures and a detailed build description! Sorry its so spread out, but I can only post 4 pictures per blog post, so it'll sadly have to stay this way! I will happily send the whole thing as pdf when I've finished the build should anyone want it!
