My dry fit gave me a good idea of how to move forward with the Rosedale. The time has come for the permanence of glue. I started by putting together the new wing. Since there aren’t tabs and slots to connect these pieces to the main house, assembling the wing independently before attaching it to the rest of the house seemed like the best plan of attack.
I clamped it (in a sort of ridiculous way) to try to combat warping that was preventing the first floor bay from fitting together well.
While this dried, I assembled the main part of the house. The front wall was also slightly warped and wanted to bow out. The yellow clamps are pushing it into position.
With the two halves glued, I next glued them together. Since these pieces weren’t meant to fit together I had to cut off most of the tabs, but applying lots of wood glue to each of the edges seems to have done the trick.
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Emily is a freelance writer, miniaturist, and adventure game enthusiast.
