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Step 4Cut and shape the mushroom
Bare with me, here's where it gets complicated and, like an idiot, I forgot to take lots of pictures.
1. Cut three piece of 2" x 6" 25" long. Place it on top of the base, centered for reference.
2. Now working from the middle outward measure the length of the diameter of the circle and add an additional inch. Use that measurement to cut from the 2" x 6." As you work your way out each piece should gradually get shorter. My bad on not writing down the measurements.
3. Lay the middle 2" x 6" down horizontally and measure up 3" and mark a line, do the same on the other side. Now, lay the base on top of the 2" x 6" and trace the circular arch centered on the 2" x 6." Cut the shape using your jigsaw. This will serve as the basis for our mushroom shape later.
5. Once you have all the 2" x 6"s cut, use your 3" screws to attach each piece to the one next to it. The objective is to have the 2" x 6"s as a single piece that you can pick up without them moving.
6. place the giant amalgam of 2" x 6"s on the ground, place the mushroom on top of the 2" x 6"s and trace the circle onto the 2" x 6"s.
7. Using the Sawsall cut the circle shape out of the 2" x 6"s. BE CAREFUL to avoid cutting into any screws that are holding the pieces of 2" x 6"s together, you might have to move screws as you cut.
8. Now that you have the same circular shape of the 2" x 6"s to match the base you can attach it to the base by using your 3" screws and screwing them from the bottom of the top piece of plywood into the bottom of the 2" x 6"s.
9. Now that the 2" x 6"s are fastened to the base, use your Sawsall cut the basic dome shape out of the mushroom, by using the already cut middle piece as a guide. Since the middle piece was only marked for an arch on one side you will need to carve the arch on the opposite side by eye. But fear not, once the first arch is done, matching the second arch to it is easy sauce.
10. Great! Now the hard part is over. Put a sanding stone on your sander and get ready to sand your hineys off, sand. Work back and forth gradually smoothing out both the arch on top and the outer circular shape of the walls of the mushroom. When you're satisfied with the shape stop.
1. Cut three piece of 2" x 6" 25" long. Place it on top of the base, centered for reference.
2. Now working from the middle outward measure the length of the diameter of the circle and add an additional inch. Use that measurement to cut from the 2" x 6." As you work your way out each piece should gradually get shorter. My bad on not writing down the measurements.
3. Lay the middle 2" x 6" down horizontally and measure up 3" and mark a line, do the same on the other side. Now, lay the base on top of the 2" x 6" and trace the circular arch centered on the 2" x 6." Cut the shape using your jigsaw. This will serve as the basis for our mushroom shape later.
5. Once you have all the 2" x 6"s cut, use your 3" screws to attach each piece to the one next to it. The objective is to have the 2" x 6"s as a single piece that you can pick up without them moving.
6. place the giant amalgam of 2" x 6"s on the ground, place the mushroom on top of the 2" x 6"s and trace the circle onto the 2" x 6"s.
7. Using the Sawsall cut the circle shape out of the 2" x 6"s. BE CAREFUL to avoid cutting into any screws that are holding the pieces of 2" x 6"s together, you might have to move screws as you cut.
8. Now that you have the same circular shape of the 2" x 6"s to match the base you can attach it to the base by using your 3" screws and screwing them from the bottom of the top piece of plywood into the bottom of the 2" x 6"s.
9. Now that the 2" x 6"s are fastened to the base, use your Sawsall cut the basic dome shape out of the mushroom, by using the already cut middle piece as a guide. Since the middle piece was only marked for an arch on one side you will need to carve the arch on the opposite side by eye. But fear not, once the first arch is done, matching the second arch to it is easy sauce.
10. Great! Now the hard part is over. Put a sanding stone on your sander and get ready to sand your hineys off, sand. Work back and forth gradually smoothing out both the arch on top and the outer circular shape of the walls of the mushroom. When you're satisfied with the shape stop.
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