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Sunday, March 30, 2025

How to make a jungle treehouse for stage Part 2

This is a continuation of the Treehouse


I cut out 3 sections nearly 8 foot long for the large tree branches.  In the middle one I cut out a section so it would fit on the 2x4s coming out of the trunk.
(I should have made the 2x4s longer which would have been more stable.)

I stacked and glued the 3 pieces together with gorilla glue.


Then rounded off the edges and carved some bark. I put these arms on and they stuck straight out. It didn't look right. So then I cut out an angled section in the middle and reglued them back together.

This was a little better. 

(I forgot to take pictures of this part)
I took a sheet of 2-inch thick styrofoam and first drew out some random leaves. 
Then, using a wire brush, I carved into those lines. 
Once I had some deep gouges in the styrofoam, I sanded the edges, which rounded the leaves.



I painted the leaves, making sure to cover all of the white styrofoam. Then, I came in with a slightly darker green for the deeper parts.

I cut some random tree shapes and rounded the edges with sandpaper as well. Then I attached the trees to the back using a little bit of Great Stuf Foam and some 3 inch drywall screws.

Now for the treehouse.



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