A Trestle: One Way.

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 To begin, a master bent is made that represents the largest one that is going to be in the trestle  

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 Drawing of bent that will be used as a template with which future bents will be made. 

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Wood pieces are  then glued into place for the fixture. This will be the guide for all bents so they will be the same whether they are short or tall.

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 Vertical timbers are now being placed in the fixture wood guides . The guide makes sure all timbers are consistent for each one that is built.

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Dots of white glue are added.

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Cross member placed on white glue. Allow the glue to dry completely.

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Cross members now in place on one side.

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Wood pieces added to fixture for placement

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Horizontal supports

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Horizontal pieces cut to fit and ready to install. 

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White glue added where horizontal pieces will go.

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Wooden supports are now added.

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Bent is removed from fixture and is now ready for supports.

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Glue spots now put on back side of bent.

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Lamenting Stringers

Three thin pieces of wood are lamented together to form stringers. By lamenting three pieces together you are able to bend stringers to match your radius.

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The assembly of the trestle begins upside down, one bent at a time. Each bent is glued into place in an upright position and allowed to dry.

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Horizontal supports are glued in place to help support trestle bents as they are mounted one at a time.

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Trestle removed from homosote and placed upright for the first time.

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End bents sheathed with wood to keep dirt from flowing in.

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Stringers  on top of trestle to which ties will be added, stringers are directly under rails for support.

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Ties are added to the top pf the stringers, rail to come later after the trestle is mounted on the support structure.

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