Edit - This building is a stave church, which is different from my expectations. I picture stave churches as having graceful sloped components. Now I am off to research more on the topic. Please see my next post.
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Looking at the damage, I wanted to make a copy first. I took some measurements and sketched out a plan.
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I am using I intended to work with balsa wood, but bass wood was the only type available. It is much harder. So using the drawings above, I cut my lengths of wood for the frame and matched them up to the sketch.
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And the first problem presented itself. I had measure, sketched, and measured again. The beams are 1/4 inch. I purchased 5/16 inch dowels. That is close, but no cigar.
Since I have a scanner, I quickly ran copies and corrected the sketches.
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What I decided was to extend the beams inwards and upwards. Now I have an idea of where to go.
Tomorrow, I will make a base and start gluing. Look for more updates shortly.
