Pattern, Casting

Description

Foundry pattern of white pine and douglas fir plywood for a stove firebox top. It consists of a 1/4" x 15 3/8" x 24 13/16" pine panel (including integral assembly lugs) with an oval 4 7/16" x 6" cut out for a smoke vent. A tapered 1/4" x 1/4" trim strip is glued to the sides and back on the inside surface forming a lip. Spacer blocks (three per side, two along back) hold the sides and back in place in cast object. The upper surface has a sawn oval ring (3/8" x 13/16") glued around perimeter of smoke vent for stove pipe attachment. An unpainted 1/4" x 10" x 17 3/8" plywood panel with beveled edges is braded to the center. At the door end of the top, a 7/32" x 7/8" strip of pine is glued and nailed to front edge top. Two reinforcing blocks are glued to the top surface of the top and to the inside surface of the pine strip. All but the plywood is painted black.