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Twig Shutters

Room by Room : Episode RXR-1007 -- More Projects »
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Video: Host Shari Hiller uses a branch, cowboy curtains and twigs to create a rustic window treatment.
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Figure A
Steps:
  1. Determine desired size of shutters. Mark the lengths on 1" x 3" pine boards and cut with a miter box. This creates the 45-degree angle corners as well.
  2. Run the inside edge across the rabbit bit of a router on a router table. Raise the blade a little bit for each pass.
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Figure B
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Figure C
  • Once the sides are done, join the four pieces with wood glue and nails (figure A). Paint, stain or distress shutter frame as desired. Preserve twigs with a clear coat of polyurethane.
  • Cut twigs to size with pruning sheers, bend as needed to fit into slots and slide them tightly together (figure B). Add hinges, a clasp and hang (figure C).
    • Also in this Episode
    Room by Room : Episode RXR-1007
    •Utility Room Update
    •Musty Smells
    •Paint Technique: Burlap
    •Paint a Washing Machine
    •Twig Shutters
    •Western Folding Screen
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