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A Free-standing Door with Posts

This large multipurpose door frame with door insert is the only large wooden item we suggest you make this year – you will certainly get good value from it as it can be used in a number of different stories.

· Module 1 Story 3 The Beautiful Gate – as the gateway with a gold surround

· Module 1 Story 4 Praying for Peter – as the door to Rhoda’s house, here being used by two different teams.

· Module 4 Story 5 The Men who liked to say No - as the fiery furnace (alternative suggestion)

· Module 5 Story 2 Snatched to safety and Story 3 Small King Big Task – as the temple entrance with curtain

· Any puppet story - as a screen with bar across at a suitable height and hanging curtain

Instructions for making a free-standing ‘door’

This visual resource comprises 2 self standing door posts and a fold-out door which is screwed to the posts. The door has a working peephole which can be opened and closed. To make it easier to fit into your car, the door comes off the posts and is folded in half.

Materials for two door posts

· 2 softwood timber posts 1.8 metres x 30mm x 30mm for the upright posts

· 2 softwood timber posts 1.5. metres x 30mm x 15mm for the bases.

· Wood glue and paint or varnish.

· (Optional) 4 angled metal brackets to screw the upright post to the horizontal struts of the base to give additional stablity.

Construction of door posts

(This is the same procedure as the signpost and the mopheads in Year 1.)

To make the base of the stand without skilled woodworking ability.

· Cut the posts for the bases into the lengths shown in the diagram.

· Assemble and glue together as shown here (not to scale)

· For added stability brackets can be fitted each side at the foot of the upright post or glue an additional piece of timber on top of this base each side of the upright post.

30mm gap for signpost upright

220mm 220mm

50mm 300mm 50mm

330mm for 330mm for

cross-piece ‘foot’ cross-piece ‘foot’

Materials for the door

· Two pieces of stout cardboard or art board each 85cms x 60cms.

· A small piece of extra cardboard slightly larger than the intended size of the ‘hole’ for the sliding panel in the door,

· Other strips of card for surround of the viewing panel.

· 4 pieces of beading 85cms long and 4 pieces of beading 60 cms long.

· Two (or three) small hinges. Screws or small nails.

Construction of door

· Sandwich the cardboard between two pieces of 85cms beading at the top and screw or nail together.

· Repeat for the bottom and sides.

· For added strength at the corners a triangle of hardboard or plywood can be added.

· Join the two sections together with the hinges.

Making the viewing panel

Door panel detail outside Door panel inside showing peephole closed

Here the peephole is open

· Mark a suitable height for the peephole. Cut out. Cut the sliding panel to size, slightly bigger than the hole. Glue a small handle on the inside of the sliding panel.

· Glue in the holding frame for the sliding panel on three sides. Fit in the sliding panel and then secure the ‘stop’ end of the panel with three stationer’s brass split pins.

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