Putting Up Walls

 Well...not putting up walls in an emotional isolation kind of way.  More of a literal putting up walls.

Last weekend I added more beams and layered on more of the plaster to the walls.

I had more to do with the electrical work before I could glue the walls in though.  Three 'candles' downstairs and three upstairs in different places make for some long wires.  Before that could be done the 'candles' needed places to sit. Which meant furniture of some sort.

I decided that one could sit on the railing which I had to make anyway. 

And I wanted to put the third on a piece of furniture like a bureau or desk. But research shows that most Tudor period homes didn't have bureaus...I'm guessing because of the labor and skill required to build and fit drawers. From what I could find it seems like people used cabinets or chests, mostly up on some legs to keep vermin from getting into them. 

Learn something new everyday!

But this meant if I wanted a place for the candle to sit I had to build a piece of furniture. And being me I measured wrong, so I had to build part of it twice.

But I finally got it built. 

And because of all the glue I used, rather than stain it and go nuts out of frustration, I painted it to look a little older.

But the candle goes on top of it nicely. Then it was just a matter of hiding the wires and gluing the floor into place. I doubt this is what my Grandmother thought I'd use these books for when she gave them to me but they are perfect.

All the wires go down the back of the chimney and then the wall can be glued on. Yes! More adventures with glue.

There was, as you can imagine, a lot of waiting time while the glue, paint and polyurethane dried on the cupboard so I stained some of the wooden dishes I have.

I also hunted a cradle I've had since I was like...eleven? I think. It was a while ago obviously. I got it at the Smithsonian Museum. It's the closest I have to a Tudor cradle. 

I was going to glue on the back wall and nearly did it, when it occurred to me that I should make sure the bed still fits in place.  Which it did, but I had to put it in before I glued in the back wall.  Glad I checked. 

So I made up the bed with some pillows, sheets and blankets. I'll probably get a little fur throw to put in there too. And then I put the bed in place and glued in the back wall.

While I was at it and messing with bedding I got the cradle 'dressed' as well. 

I wanted to have different shaped jars so I stained some other wood caps I got from Hobby Lobby and made lids for them out of buttons and pieces of dowel. Red mahogany stain, black marker, Early American stain and Dark Walnut stain. 

Since I was messing around with electrical I figured I'd get the kitchen cupboard set up with most of its shelf accessories. There's still space for some food next to the candle too. 

On the bottom shelf you can see the last of the newer jars I made, that one is done with Early American stain.  

But now I've got two more walls in place. 

 It's a little messy because I was storing some of the more fragile items in the bed cupboard so they wouldn't get knocked around.

I have the wood cut for the roof but not glued yet.  I'll tape that and do a dry fit soon so I can make sure the dormer is in the right place.  But so far so good. I tested all the lights and everything still works.  That's a good sign right?

And at least one thing crossed off my list.

Anvils

Tools

Whetstone

Finished goods

Forge Roof/ceiling

Forge Bargeboards

Second floor/ceiling beams

Second floor/ceiling

Second floor walls

Second floor fireplace

Second floor railing (so no one falls down the stairs)

Bed

Candlestick

Dormer

Windows

Forge Chimney

House Chimney

Fireplace tools, (tongs, shovel, poker)

Roof

Bargeboards

Tree

Landscaping?