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We want to now make the sides for our side consoles.
It would be nice to have a long strip of cardboard to go all around the template and bend it as we go but we can piece together smaller lengths of cardboard.
The seams are covered with glue and kraft paper. You can use a 1part glue/1 part water papier mache glue mix and dip your strips of kraft paper in a bowl. It makes application of the glued strip much easier.
The thickness of the side console should be 6 inches. At the top, include an additional 2 inches in width to act as an attachment point for the faux wood armrests we will make later. Test fit on your actual chair and cut away the armrest support where the side console juts out.
Use scrap cardboard pieces to make "L" shaped tabs to go around the template side so that you can glue up everything easily. I used some packaging tape to also tape down the tabs to clamp them in place until the glue sets. I think using a hot glue gun at this point would have made things go faster.
In the center of the top, I made a brace like piece of cardboard. It stiffens up the top when you press down and since it is the width of the side console, it will keep the sides from collapsing in when all glued up.
Enclose the template side completely. Seal the raw edges with strips of kraft paper and glue.
Glue "L" tabs on the other side all around the edge so it will be ready to attach the other side later.
It would be nice to have a long strip of cardboard to go all around the template and bend it as we go but we can piece together smaller lengths of cardboard.
The seams are covered with glue and kraft paper. You can use a 1part glue/1 part water papier mache glue mix and dip your strips of kraft paper in a bowl. It makes application of the glued strip much easier.
The thickness of the side console should be 6 inches. At the top, include an additional 2 inches in width to act as an attachment point for the faux wood armrests we will make later. Test fit on your actual chair and cut away the armrest support where the side console juts out.
Use scrap cardboard pieces to make "L" shaped tabs to go around the template side so that you can glue up everything easily. I used some packaging tape to also tape down the tabs to clamp them in place until the glue sets. I think using a hot glue gun at this point would have made things go faster.
In the center of the top, I made a brace like piece of cardboard. It stiffens up the top when you press down and since it is the width of the side console, it will keep the sides from collapsing in when all glued up.
Enclose the template side completely. Seal the raw edges with strips of kraft paper and glue.
Glue "L" tabs on the other side all around the edge so it will be ready to attach the other side later.
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