Railings And Porch; Porch Assembly; Assemble The Rails - Real Good Toys Victoria’s Farmhouse Instructions Manual

Instructions for Special Edition Kit #JM-1065 Victoria's Farmhouse
Preview: In this section, you will assemble and install the Porch Posts and Railings.

Assemble the Rails

1. Paint (the first coat) and sand the Rails before as-
sembly. Wipe any paint out of the grooves, and do
not paint the Rail ends at all.
Paint and sand the Dowels:
a. Dab paint onto a small-celled sponge, less paint is
better (a small-celled sponge looks like sponge rub-
ber. Our local dollar store sells small-celled sponges
with a scrubby back - cut in half, they are just right).
Put several Dowels on the sponge; rub a second
sponge across the top, rolling the Dowels across the
paint-sponge.
b. Spread the painted Dowels on waxed paper. Move
them around every few minutes as the paint dries
c. Paint all of the Dowels; let the paint dry
d. Lightly rub the dowels around with sandpaper (a
small handful at a time) to sand off the raised grain.
IX. Porch Assembly:
A Railing Assembly demo is available at
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2. Assemble the Railings:
a. Match Rails into assembly pairs (the same length).
b. Set the first Rail of each assembly pair on the
drawing, lined up on each end. Put a dab of glue and
a Dowel in the Rail's groove for each Dowel in the
drawing. Adjust the Dowels to match the drawing; be
sure all the Dowels are even, straight, and square. Let
the glue dry for a few minutes.
c. Lift the Dowels with a piece of stripwood; dab a
little glue onto each Dowel's end. Hold the second
Rail of the assembly pair over the Dowel's ends at an
angle. Push down and scoop the Dowels' ends into the
groove.
Squeeze the Rails together so the Dowels are fully in
the grooves. Hold the Railing set on the drawing;
make the Rail ends exactly line up. Final adjust the
Dowels - - straight and square. Tape together Dividers
to form a square inside corner, and lay the Railings in
the corner as the glue dries
d. Repeat for the other Railings
3. Paint (second-coat) the Railings
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Second-coat the paint after
the Railings are assembled