I found the plans for this corn crib in an old Model Railroad Craftsman, so I thought I would build it for my abandoned farm scene. I have the eight wall frames built and starting to add the cover boards. This will take awhile.





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Build threads....I love them!

Andy, do you use a NWSL Chopper or something like that to cut your wood? All of your "stuff" is always so precise.

Lookin' great so far

Interesting! That will be quite the scene.

The "non-round" corn cribs here are generally made by simply stacking boards "flat" in an octagon shape. Huge requirement for wood, but I guess it was plentiful in those days.

This one is from out west, but there are/were similar ones here. There is also a variation where the boards aren't fitted together, just overlapped, which creates a semi-open structure (for drying?).


Andrew

Andrew the ones I have seen around here have spaces inbetween the boards to let the air to flow so the corn dries out. It is only used for cob corn. I like the picture!



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Steve I use the NWSL Chopper 2, the all metal one.



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Another Kramer Masterpiece.My weekend is getting better by the minute. :mrgreen:

ak-milw Wrote:Steve I use the NWSL Chopper 2, the all metal one.



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I got the original one. I have to "patch" the board with green putty to keep the surface smooth where the blade falls. Life is so trying!

All eight walls finished, now to paint the inside and get them glued together.





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Looking Good!

Andrew, the one in your photo looks more lile a silo than a corn crib.

As for the original Chopper, rather than patching the groove created in the Masonite base, I simply covered that area with a small piece of .017" sheet aluminum. It seems to not affect the cutting edge of the blade, as it's soft enough to yield, and as it gets scored, I simply move it around. It's held in place with the Chopper's own guide clamps (with which I'm not all that impressed - I modified them with a nut on the bottom side of the base, which prevents the threaded brass insert from being pulled out as the screw is tightened).

Wayne

Looks like a jenga tower

This is going to be a way cool build

All the walls are painted and weathered and assembled.





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I like the weathering on them thar boards!

I am getting better at it. starting on the roof.



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Pardon my ignorance, but why are the corn cobs to be dried out?
Animal feed for winter?
Mark