{"id":3775,"date":"2015-12-10T08:53:43","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T15:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onebluestocking.ca\/blog\/?p=3775"},"modified":"2015-12-10T08:53:43","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T15:53:43","slug":"14-scale-fireplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onebluestocking.ca\/blog\/?p=3775","title":{"rendered":"1\/4 scale fireplace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>leaving the beds for a bit, just cause i want to get the woodworking done while i have no kids at home, and since christmas is coming, i&#8217;m going to tackle another project that has been on my list for ages&#8230;. a fireplace. i&#8217;m starting with a photo box using the lid only) a picture frame and a vague idea in my head of where i&#8217;m going&#8230;.<br \/>\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/onebluestocking\/23224400649\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Building a fireplace\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5623\/23224400649_c4a02768b3.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Building a fireplace\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\ni cut the frame down to make the front of the fire place. for the back i turned the lid over &#8211; it already was black inside which is a bonus since i may be able to leave that as is &#8211; then filled it in with a piece of packing foam. this is the same foam i used for my couch ages ago. i still have a bunch of it left over. it wasn&#8217;t quite deep enough so i put scrap pieces foam board on the back. i could have put the foam core on top but it wasn&#8217;t cutting as smoothly on the edges.<br \/>\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/onebluestocking\/23566394356\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Mockup\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5776\/23566394356_d5e87d4ccb.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Mockup\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\ni&#8217;ve always wanted to try doing egg carton bricks and this seemed to be the perfect place for them.  unfortunately my first calculations were off and the 1\/2&#8243; x 1&#8243; bricks i cut were just slightly too small.  i ended up with either too much gapping or uneven rows and and asymmetrical pattern.  so i recut them all at 1-1\/8&#8243; X 5\/16&#8243;.  that worked out perfectly and i got hem all cut out and glued down.  however cutting two sets of bricks took all my time, and i&#8217;m out at drs again tomorrow so this gets put on hold for a couple of days most likely.<br \/>\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/onebluestocking\/22966548584\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Brick &quot;layed&quot; and ready for painting\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/625\/22966548584_9264a86926.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Brick &quot;layed&quot; and ready for painting\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>leaving the beds for a bit, just cause i want to get the woodworking done while i have no kids at home, and since christmas is coming, i&#8217;m going to tackle another project that has been on my list for ages&#8230;. a fireplace. i&#8217;m starting with a photo box using the lid only) a picture frame and a vague idea in my head of where i&#8217;m going&#8230;. i cut the frame down to make the front of the fire place. for the back i turned the lid over &#8211; 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