A shipping and receiving dock structure

[Rick]

Jeff, I think it looks fantastic.
How did you cut the roof strips to give them that rough edge?

[cuse]

Very nice...Relatively simple and versatile...those little see-through structures really make a nice "complexity" to your foreground. Well done

John

[nycjeff]

Looking good, Jeff.

Yes - it all depends on the thickness and type of timber used for decking.  In our last house 1 1/2" thick hardwood was used and the joists were spaced at 2' 8" centres.  It wasn't at all springy to walk on.  Of course 'use' would also come into the equation.  If you were expecting delivery of large woodworking machinery then you would need something more substantial.

I like the different pattern used on the cross braces along the front of the deck, but must point out that two of those posts are not braced.  Of course, you can apply a rule here.

Cheers, Mark.

Hello Mark, thanks for looking in and for your insights. You are right about the cross bracing, I do plan on adding more. I just stopped at this point because I was getting tired of measuring and gluing all of those little pieces. Better to stop and come back with a fresh attitude.

Howdy Jeff, the open warehouse looks amazing. It is sturdy enough to hold those 321 blocks.  Have fun, mike

Hello Mike, thanks for the kind words. Sometimes I'm amazed at the strength of our little wood structures that are just small bits of wood glued together as well.

Jeff, I think it looks fantastic.
How did you cut the roof strips to give them that rough edge?

Hello Rick, thanks for looking in.
 I've used two methods for attaining the rough edge of the roofing material.
 First is one I learned from a Jason Jenson video. After cutting the paper into 3/8 inch strips, place the paper on the edge of a piece of wood and use a small piece of sandpaper to lightly brush the edge of the paper.
Second is to glue the paper strips on the roof and then use a small piece of sandpaper and lightly brush the whole roof area in both  a top to bottom and then a bottom to top motion. Go slowly and check after each pass- it's easy to do more damage than you might want.
Hope this helps you.

Very nice...Relatively simple and versatile...those little see-through structures really make a nice "complexity" to your foreground. Well done

John

Hello John, thank you for the nice comments. It helps when you are trying to copy the work of one of our hobby's greats- Cliff Powers.

[cuse]

Very nice...Relatively simple and versatile...those little see-through structures really make a nice "complexity" to your foreground. Well done

John

Hello John, thank you for the nice comments. It helps when you are trying to copy the work of one of our hobby's greats- Cliff Powers.

Yes. Cliff Powers has done some beautiful work...I know our buddy, ACLTom, considers him a major influence.

[Philip]

Nice work!

[Jerry]

Jeff I really like the way that turned out nice job.

Jerry