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Rails
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.
Second-coat the paint after
the Railings are assembled
2. Assemble the Railings:
a. Match Rails into pairs.
b. Set the first Rail of each 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 Dow-
els are even, straight, and square. Let the glue dry for
a few minutes.
c. Lift the Dowels with a piece of stripwood; dab a lit-
tle glue onto each Dowel's end. Hold the second Rail
of the 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 square
Foundation parts to form a square inside corner, and
lay the Railings in the corner as the glue dries to hold
them square
d. Repeat for the other Railings
3. Paint (second-coat) the Railings
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