Coal Dock Book Arrives

Less than a week after I placed the order, Blurb delivered our annual photo books today. The family photo books came out beautifully, as usual. I was most excited, however, by the model book, which I submitted primarily as a test. It is the 7×7 size in paperback, and now that I have it in […]

Coal bin almost binned

That was close! I almost made the coal piles on the wrong side of the coal dock.

Fencing the Coal Dock

At what point does a coal dock become a coal bunker? Do the sides have to be higher, or does a bunker imply a less manual approach to moving the coal around? Regardless, these coal docks, at least those I’ve found information about all have at least three raised sides. My primary reference has four, […]

Coal Dock Decked

The sticks to finish the rest of the coal dock decking arrived on Monday, and I wasted no time staining, chopping and gluing them in place. I impressed myself not only by estimating the number of boards exactly, but by doing the arithmetic in my head! The India ink I have used thus far came […]

110 Posts for the Coal Dock

The laser-cut base for the Coal Dock made the alignment of all 110 posts a diddle. I made the holes so that the base held them, but not too snugly. So, each post slipped into its hole with a minimal fuss, and there was a little room to allow for straightening if required, but also […]

Coal Dock Base

For the most part, the coal dock is a simple model. The tricky bit is going to be getting the legs all evenly spaced and plumb. To help with that, I decided to cut a base with the laser. This, in turn necessitated a rough 3D design, which took an evening to put together. I […]