Remember that this should not sit on the two halves of the beak, but in between them. Press the two halves together and wait for that to dry.Īfter that, it's time to put the bottom piece on. Put hot glue along the top edge of the beak on the inside. (This is why I said to put the glue on the paper and not the cardboard!) Use an X-Acto knife if the glue gives you trouble. Remove the paper and glue from the cardboard. Be sure to do this on the cutting mat!īend the bottom piece so that it matches the curve of the bottom of the beak. If yours is double corrugated (like mine) cut through all but the bottom layer as well. Get the left and right beak pieces and cut along the lines on the paper with an X-Acto knife.Ĭut through the top layer of cardboard and the corrugation but not the bottom layer of cardboard. Be sure to blow through the corrugation to get all the cardboard dust out! Step 4: Assembling the Beak It seems silly, but I sanded the edges of all the pieces to make sure there are no sharp/rough edges. After that, try to shave off little bits or small chunks as opposed to all of it at once. Once I had put the glue on and flipped them over, I used a hotel key card to press it on, similar to a decal.Īfter that, you should cut out the pieces roughly rather than precisely. It proved to make the steps ahead much easier. I recommend applying glue to the back of the paper then flipping it over rather than gluing the cardboard. Goggles: doesn't matter, they're circles silly Here are my recommendations for each piece: We should keep this in mind before you glue the pieces on. The direction parallel to the "wiggles" is much easier to fold. The manufacturers do this to make it more structurally sound. When cardboard has a "wiggly" layer in between two flat ones, it is called "corrugated cardboard". Make sure all the pieces fit on the cardboard before you glue them! Go ahead and plug in the hot glue gun to warm up.
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