Here is a picture of some of the possible strip wood you can use. They come in all different thicknesses (1/8", 3/16", 1/4", or 3/8"), widths (1/8" up to 6") and 24" in length.
This is what one person made with strip wood to model for the contest. They call it a Day House and they give you the measurements, lumber list, and instructions on how they made it. At first I thought there was no way I could come up with something from scratch. Then I thought maybe I could take those instructions and build a greenhouse instead of a cabin. Substitute glass (acrylic) for the walls and walla. I could fashion it after the actual greenhouse we have at work that we call the 'Little g' and make a 'Mini g.' I was surfing the net and figured hey maybe there are plans for making a greenhouse that might not be as complex as the Day House they have as the example. I found The Victorian Conservatory shown below.
I saw this and fell in love with it. I figured it would be a great addition to my Garfield (if I ever get that built). The plans are for a 32' side to side and 24' front to back. Being I like to work in 1:12 scale that would be 32" by 24" which is a bit too big for me. The Garfield is only 41 1/2" W x 40" H x 30 1/2" D and I wanted it to compliment the house not outshine it. So the first order of business was to draw up a scaled down version. Mine will be 22" side to side and 16" front to back.
Here you can see the stack of wood I've cut for the walls, the bowl of stones I will glue to the wood for the wall base, I've painted the posts (laying in the middle), and have the foundation laid out.
I've started the wall and while the glue is drying I came in here to update you. I'll try to remember to take more pictures as I build this. We have to submit one picture during the building process to show that it actually IS made from strip wood and not some modified kit. Back to work. Hope everyone had a great weekend.
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