04-12-2008, 02:05 AM
Well, the first big question is, Are you sure you want to glue it? I don't have a solid answer, but at the moment there is a huge debate about whether the darn thing was glued or not! Somewhere on this board is the 30-page discussion... You may already have been through all that, though.
Back when I made mine, there really wasn't much in the way of other folks' experience to draw on. So if people tell you that you can glue it all flat, I'll have to take their word for it! At the time, that just seemed a huge risk to me. (Plus I had this perfect oval wire birdcage...)
It still probably makes sense to do 2 or 3 layers at a time, letting them dry before adding a few more.
And yes, PATTERNS!! Make a cardboard pattern, fit and adjust it 6 or 8 times, use it to draw out another one, fit and adjust THAT one 6 or 8 times, etc.
Good luck!! Khaire,
Matthew
Back when I made mine, there really wasn't much in the way of other folks' experience to draw on. So if people tell you that you can glue it all flat, I'll have to take their word for it! At the time, that just seemed a huge risk to me. (Plus I had this perfect oval wire birdcage...)
It still probably makes sense to do 2 or 3 layers at a time, letting them dry before adding a few more.
And yes, PATTERNS!! Make a cardboard pattern, fit and adjust it 6 or 8 times, use it to draw out another one, fit and adjust THAT one 6 or 8 times, etc.
Good luck!! Khaire,
Matthew
Matthew Amt (Quintus)
Legio XX, USA
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