dougget

Looking for ideas for some small, one sitting, projects.  I recently built the "RR Tie Stack" shown in the last Model Railroad Hobbyist Magazine.  I used wooden matchsticks cut to tie length.  Soaked in india ink and alcohol to get the right color.  Then I stacked and glued them for the final product.  Okay it took two sittings, one to prep the matchsticks and one to glue it all together.

Anyway, if you have any other one or two step projects that can be completed in a few hours, please share.

Doug

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bear creek

Wooden matchsticks? What a

Wooden matchsticks? What a clever idea for ties!

Charlie

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CSX railfan

Alright!

 Thanks for this idea. I have been needing a cheep way to get some wooden ties for a simaller project, but the only local hobby shop that carried wooden ties closed down several years ago.

Wooden matchsticks. Who would have thought of it?

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Chris VanderHeide cv_acr

Matchsticks

We've been using matchsticks as ties on handlaid track for years at my club.

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