Make-and-Take Trestle Building Clinic

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This Clinic will be presented on June 19, 2008, at the Lone Star Region NMRA Convention in Houston. The fee covers the cost of one of the five trestle jigs listed below. If you bring your own Black Bear jig to class, there is a reduced rate.

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THE PROTOTYPE The prototype for this exercise is a ballasted deck trestle used by Union Pacific between Flatonia and Shiner, Texas. These are frame trestle bents with concrete footings.

THE MODEL We are going to build the trestle with an open deck. All the materials are provided and yours to keep: The Black Bear Construction Co., HO scale jig of your choice   (See the five choices below.) Pre-cut legs, top caps, sills, and braces Fabricated stringer stock All wood pre-stained

Tools and supplies will be available, or bring your own tweezers, sanding stick, and glue. The five styles shown below are available for the clinic.   Or bring your own HO Scale Black Bear Jig to class.   Contact Mike Barrett to make arrangements.  If you are bringing an AT&SF, A&SM, or RGS jig to class, you must contact Mike by April 30 to make sure he has the materials you need.
TJ-6LHO Six leg, open or ballasted deck	NEW for 2008 - a Santa Fe trestle jig. Build an open deck version of this frame bent trestle located near Lubbock.	The AT&SF Prototype
TJ-5LHO, or TJ-5LGHO. Five leg, standard gauge bent	TJ-5LHON, or TJ-5LGHON Five leg, narrow gauge bent	TJ-4DSHO D & RGW Style, standard gauge bent	TJ-4DNHO D & RGW Style, narrow gauge bent