Description: Large Gingerbread House
Dimensions: up to 61" tall
Wood:
48" x 96" piece of plywood (1/2" or 3/4" thick exterior grade, preferably 5-ply for better stability)
Hardware: required for assembly
screws-eight #8 x 3/4" long flat head (for 1/2" thick wood) or 1 1/4" long (for 3/4" thick wood)
yard stakes-two 3/8" dia. x 18" long fiberglass rod (#YS18)
clamps-four 3/8" dia. with screws (#YSC2)
Tools:
hand held sabre saw with a smooth cutting non-chipping, scrolling blade
screwdriver
electric drill
3/16" dia. drill bit & countersink drill bit
Supplies:
transfer paper, pencil & clear tape
sand paper-medium & fine grits
wood filler-non shrinking, fast drying for wood flaws
paint brush-2", 3/4" and 1/4" wide brushes
wood glue-exterior
Paint:
white primer for a base coat (#PRIMQT)
2023-brown iron
2037-blue heaven
2051-copen blue
2055-autumn
2068-Christmas green
2069 wedgewood blue
2083-fire red
2089-navy blue
2411-raw sienna
2419-deep river
2459-crocus yellow
2484-black cherry
2505-white
2506-black
Sealer:
use a high-grade, non-yellowing, semi-gloss UV protected project sealer for outdoor protection (such as Polyshield by HydroCote #POLYQT)
