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Not exactly woodworking but i was proud of myself. My wife told me about these little house so i had to give it a shot. Finally we found a website that laid everything out. Somewhere around 200 matchsticks per a house and some time as always that first is the hardest one. no glue just pressure from the match heads. It’s a pain in the neck but good exercise in dexterity.
The first picture is with stove matches and the other to are regular matches.
Here try it out for yourself http://www.englishrussia.com/?p=326
13 comments so far
EricW
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posted 323 days ago
it was much cooler after i read it was all pressure fitted. looks neat. i bet it’d burn pretty nice too ;)
DAN
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posted 323 days ago
sweet posting
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savannah505
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posted 323 days ago
Thats cool or should I say hot!!! I bet there’s a no smoking sign inside, right? You say there is no glue used in this?
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lew
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posted 323 days ago
Neat!!
It’s hard to imagine- no glue!
TraumaJacques
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posted 323 days ago
no glue!!!! nice.just don’t light them.
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Sef
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posted 323 days ago
That’s pretty neat. I think I’m gonna have to try that. Looks like it’ll be really tempting to add a lit match to it after it’s all done, though. Since you’ve been through the process already, how young a child do you think could handle the build? That would be with adult help.
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jSchrock
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Sef
I guess a preteen could do it but it depends on the kid and adult. I could get my neices or nephew to stay still long enough. So i made a couple of quick ones for them and yes the house burn well.
No Glue but i did use tweezers to handle the matchsticks.
John Gray
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posted 322 days ago
NICE!!! Do you have fire insurance on it?
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Jon3
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posted 321 days ago
Just don’t drop them near a rough surface!
SteveKorz
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posted 319 days ago
I wonder if it has a fireplace…
-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †
jim1953
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posted 319 days ago
Are the houses Insured for fire
GREAT JOB
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mcoyfrog
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whoa now thats cool err maybe hot
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a1Jim
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posted 187 days ago
amazing something unique good job
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