Real Good Toys Ruff'n Rustic All American Barn User manual

Parts List:
1 E3676 Lower Front Roof: (1/4) 221/2x 77/8, Beveled
1 E3677 Upper Front Roof: (1/4) 221/2x 43/8, Beveled
2 E3674 Loft Endwall: (3/8) 12 x 81/4, Window, Grooved
2 E3679 Upper Eave: (1/4) 2 x 23/4
1 E3691 Shingles (540)
1 UE3672 Loft Floor: (3/8) 213/16 x 113/8, Cutout
1 E3692A Assembled Ladder: 111/2
1 E3694A Assembled Loft Rail: 141/4
2 E4821 Corral End Post: (1/2x 1/2grooved): 4
4 E4822 Corral Side Bar: (3/4Stripwood): 8
2 E4823A Assembled Corral: 71/8
2 E3673 Base Endwall: (3/8) 113/8x 10, Windows, Grooved
2 E3681 Big Door: (1/4) 7 x 41/4, Dados
4 E4827 Window Track: 51/4
1 E3683 Door Fill: (3/8x 1/4) 8
1 E3675 Front: (3/8) 207/8x 10, Door, Grooved
1 E3678 Rear Roof: (1/4) 221/2x 11/2, Beveled
2 E3680 Lower Eave: (1/4) 2 x 77/8, Beveled
4 E3682 Loft Door: (1/4) 31/4x 11/2, Dados
1 UE3671 Base Floor:
(3/8) 203/8x 111/2
Moldings Bundle
4 E3684 End Post (1/2x 1/2grooved): 237/8
1 E3685 90° Post: (1/2x 1/2grooved): 237/8
1 E3686 180° Post: (1/2x 1/2grooved): 237/8
2 E3690 Door Track (5/16 x1/4grooved): 161/2,
7 E3687 1/4Stripwood: 237/8
14E3688 7/16 Stripwood: 237/8
4 E3689 3/4Stripwood: 237/8
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Measure and identify the parts:
The kit is packed in groupings that protect the parts, and that is how the
Parts List is organized. As you measure and identify the parts, label them
with sticky notes using the names from the parts list, and check them off
the parts list so you know you have everything. Taking the time now to
identify and organize the parts also makes them familiar so you will
understand what the instructions intend as you read ahead.
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Upper Front Roof
Upper Front Roof
Lower Front Roof
Lower Front Roof
Loft Endwall
Loft Endwall
Upper Eaves
Upper Eaves
Loft Floor
Loft Floor
Corral
Corral
Ladder
Ladder
Loft Rail
Loft Rail
Corral Side Bar
Corral Side Bar
Corral End Post
Corral End Post
Big Door
Big Door
Window Track
Window Track
Base Endwall
Base Endwall
Door Fill
Door Fill
Rear Roof
Rear Roof
Front
Front
Base Floor
Base Floor
Loft Door
Loft Door
Lower Eaves
Lower Eaves
End Post
End Post
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Post
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Door Track
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Pre-Assembly
The Rear Roof Set: Glue and tape together the Rear-
Roof and Upper Eaves, lined up on the outside.
Upper Eaves
Upper Eaves
Rear Roof
Rear Roof
Bevel
Rear Roof Upper Eaves
View from the side
Bevel
Joint
Taping: Use enough tape so you can stick it down and still
have length enough to stretch the tape on both sides of the
joint... then rub the tape down for good adhesion. Where
possible, tape on both sides of a joint for an even pull.
When you pull the tape off, keep the angle low so you are
pulling across the surface
instead of pulling out from
the surface which can
damage paint or flooring.
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Paint the parts
Paint the parts
the first coat. The first coat mostly soaks into
the first coat. The first coat mostly soaks into
the wood, filling and reinforcing the grain so the sanding step
the wood, filling and reinforcing the grain so the sanding step
clips off the fibers and leaves the surface smooth. Resist sand-
clips off the fibers and leaves the surface smooth. Resist sand-
ing before painting - it will leave the surface fuzzy and make
ing before painting - it will leave the surface fuzzy and make
a smooth finish harder to achieve. Do not go back to re-paint
a smooth finish harder to achieve. Do not go back to re-paint
just because the paint has soaked in. The quality of your final
just because the paint has soaked in. The quality of your final
finish is dependent on
finish is dependent on
the quality of the
the quality of the
sanding after the first
sanding after the first
coat
coat
. Just a bit of paint left on the surface tells you you have
. Just a bit of paint left on the surface tells you you have
put on enough to saturate the grain, which is the right amount.
put on enough to saturate the grain, which is the right amount.
More paint than that will only make sanding harder.
More paint than that will only make sanding harder.
Glue doesn’t stick to paint.
Glue doesn’t stick to paint.
Avoid painting edges, grooves,
Avoid painting edges, grooves,
and areas that will be glued.
and areas that will be glued.
Do not stack painted parts - even when they feel dry
they will stick and damage each other. Keep them
spread out or separate them with waxed paper.
A word about primer: Primer is designed to help paint stick
to an impervious surface or to join layers of dissimilar paints.
In this application, the first coat of paint soaks right into the
wood and fills the grain - you could do that with primer, but its
job of being an interface between different materials doesn’t
apply here. In this application, primer just adds steps and ex-
pense. I don’t use it here.
Paint
Sand everything
Sand everything
. Sand until the paint is smooth and “soft”
. Sand until the paint is smooth and “soft”
feeling, transparent, and some of the wood is showing through.
feeling, transparent, and some of the wood is showing through.
Sand the Clapboard one-clapboard-surface-at-a-time. Fold
Sand the Clapboard one-clapboard-surface-at-a-time. Fold
the sandpaper and sand back and forth until the surface of that
the sandpaper and sand back and forth until the surface of that
board is smooth and transparent; then move on to the next
board is smooth and transparent; then move on to the next
board. Fold the sandpaper as needed to keep it fresh.
board. Fold the sandpaper as needed to keep it fresh.
Paint the second coat (a third coat may be needed). The
Second coat for the outside of the Walls may be done after
assembly of the housebody before the roofs are attached (that’s
what I do). The second coat goes on smooth and creamy with
enough paint on the brush so it is quiet while you are brushing
the paint out, but not enough to leave puddles or drips.
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Glue the body of your barn together with white, water
clean-up glue that dries clear. Do not use super glue,
fast-tack, rubber cement, silicone, or hot melt glues. I
use Aleene’s Tacky Glue® for all house body assembly.
See page 6 for info about shingle glue.

Assembly:
Ƒ1. Glue and tape the Base Endwalls to the Base
Floor, lined up at the back. The Base Floor sticks out
1
/ 8 ” in the front. Check to make sure the Base Floor is
tight-to-the-top in the grooves (Illustration #1).
Ƒ2. Attach the Front to the Base-Endwalls/Base-Floor
assembly. Lay the assembly on its BACK on a flat sur-
face (Illustration #2).
Spread glue in the groove of the Front panel and on the
front edges of the Base Endwalls. Set the Front panel on
the Base-Endwalls/Base-Floor, lined up on the edges.
Glue and tape the Front to the Base Floor making sure
the Base Floor is tight-to-the-top in the groove.
Tape the Front to the Endwalls. Check that everything is
lined up and tight as the glue dries.
Ƒ3. Glue and tape the Door Fill to the front edge of
the Base Floor that is exposed in the door cutout.
Ƒ4. Glue and tape the Loft Endwalls to the Loft Floor
(Illustrations #3 & #4).
Assembly Options: It is not necessary to attach the Loft
to the Base (this will allow you to easily move objects
and play in the barn).
If you want to permanently attach the Loft, glue the Loft
to the Base assembly. Weight the Loft Floor for a good
fit as the glue dries.
Illustration #1
Glue and tape the
Base Endwalls to
the Base Floor
Lined up in back
Base Floor
Door Fill
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Floor sticks out
1
/ 8 ” in front
Base Endwall
Base Endwall
Front
Illustration #2
Glue and tape the Front
to the Base Floor
Door Fill
Door Fill
Lined up
Step 3
Step 4
Loft Endwalls Loft Floor
1
/ 4 ”
3
/ 8 ”
Protect the Floors: Finish the floors to protect the
printed surface from wear and tape. Use a clear or tinted
urethane (do not use a penetrating stain), and wipe off
the first coat. When it’s dry, lightly sand the shine off the
surface with a non-woven aprasive pad (synthetic steel
wool), but do not sand off the printing. Apply a second
coat. If the finish beads up from fresh-from-the-can
thinness, continue brushing it out as it thickens on the
surface until the beading action stops. Base Floor
Base Endwall

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Review: Make sure all parts are in place, joints are
tight and lined up, and the Barn is straight.
□5. Hold the Roofs on the barn in position, cen-
tered side-to-side, and mark the underside. Paint
outside and just covering the mark. Paint the edges,
but not the beveled edges, which will be glued.
Finish painting the Barn now. If you haven’t painted
the Doors, Door Track, and Trim do so now. Do not
paint gluing surfaces or in the grooves.
Assemble the Roof:
□6. Draw guidelines for locating shingles on the
roof panels. The first guideline should be drawn
one Shingle length from the bottom edge. Continue
drawing the guidelines up the roof spaced 1” apart
(Illustration #5 and #6).
□7. Tape together the Upper Front Roof and the
Rear Roof across the peak (the beveled edges meet
at the peak). (Illustration #7).
□8. Glue and tape together the Upper Roofs; glue
and tape them to the Loft Endwalls with a good fit at
the peak, and centered side-to-side.
(Illustration #8).
□9. Attach the Lower Front Roof to the Loft
Endwalls. The beveled edge goes at the top - bevel
face up.
□10. Glue and tape the Lower Eaves in place,
with an even overhang.
One Shingle
Length (11/4)
1”
Shingle Guidelines
Illustration #5
Upper Front Roof
Rear Roof set
Upper Front Roof
Rear Roof
Upper Eave
Lower Eave
Illustration #6
Guideline Measure
The Bevel faces up
The Bevel faces Down
The Bevel faces Down
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Lower Front Roof
Lower Front Roof
Lower Front Roof
Upper Front Roof
Upper Front Roof
Rear Roof set
Rear Roof set
Lower Eaves
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Door Track and Trim:
It is far easier to paint the Door Track, Door Trim
and Window Trim before gluing them in place, but
do not paint gluing surfaces or in the grooves.
Hold the Trim in place, mark the cuts with pencil...
there is enough trim to get all the cuts from the ma-
terial supplied, but a wrong cut can leave you with
short pieces when you need long pieces.
Plan ahead!, then make your cuts.
Use an X-Acto style Razor Saw for best results.
Ƒ11. Cut and glue pieces of 1/4” Stripwood to
the Doors (Illustration #9 & #10) see page 10.
Ƒ12. Glue a 161/2” length of Door Track to the
Front panel, flush at the bottom, and centered side-
to-side (Illustration #11).
Glue the upper 161/2” Door Track to the Front
panel using both Doors as spacers (leave a loose
fit).
Ƒ13. Glue 51/4” Window Track for the Loft
Doors using Loft Doors as spacers (loose fit).
Ƒ14 Glue 7/l6” Stnpwood 95/8” to each end of
the Front panel, covering the edge of the wall ma-
terial (Illustration #12).
Ƒ15. Frame and trim the Base-Floor Windows
with 7/16 Stripwood (Illustration #13) see page 10.
Use the remaining trim to build stalls, manger,
troughs, a ladder ...anything you can think of for
a barn. The last pages of this instruction have
sketches and plans for the accessories we made
from this stripwood. You have enough material for
all these items and more.
Be imaginative and have fun!
Illustration #9
Trim the outside
of the Loft Doors
Illustration #10
Trim the outside
of the Big Doors

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Illustration 14
Boston Lap
Cut Row
Cut Row
Boston Lap
Shingling:
Shingling:
Our assembly pro uses Real Good Toys’Dye3 grey shingle dye
Our assembly pro uses Real Good Toys’ Dye3 grey shingle dye
when dying the shingles for our finished barns. Dye the shin-
when dying the shingles for our finished barns. Dye the shin-
gles a couple of days ahead of time so they will be completely
gles a couple of days ahead of time so they will be completely
dry when the time comes to attach them to the roof.
dry when the time comes to attach them to the roof.
Glue the shingles on
Glue the shingles on
with glue that doesn’t have any water
with glue that doesn’t have any water
in it! If the glue says ”water clean-up”, it will curl the wooden
in it! If the glue says ”water clean-up”, it will curl the wooden
shingles. Look carefully at the glue you intend to use to be sure
shingles. Look carefully at the glue you intend to use to be sure
it is solvent-based, or use hot-melt glue (and watch out for the
it is solvent-based, or use hot-melt glue (and watch out for the
burns). Check ingredients and warnings! Solvent-based glues
burns). Check ingredients and warnings! Solvent-based glues
say “Caution, Flammable” (that’s the one to use).
say “Caution, Flammable” (that’s the one to use).
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16. Attach the Shingles:
16. Attach the Shingles:
A. Starter shingles: Cut regular shingles into
A. Starter shingles: Cut regular shingles into
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8
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long square edged starters (use scissors or a fine toothed saw).
long square edged starters (use scissors or a fine toothed saw).
Glue a row of starters along the bottom of each roof
Glue a row of starters along the bottom of each roof
(Illustration #14).
(Illustration #14).
B. Apply a thin line of adhesive just below the lowest guide-
B. Apply a thin line of adhesive just below the lowest guide-
line all the way across one roof. Poke the top edge of a shingle
line all the way across one roof. Poke the top edge of a shingle
into the line of glue and slide it up to the guideline as you press
into the line of glue and slide it up to the guideline as you press
down, squeezing out the excess.
down, squeezing out the excess.
Hold the first shingle and press another shingle into the adhe-
Hold the first shingle and press another shingle into the adhe-
sive, tight to the first. Hold the next shingle and press in an-
sive, tight to the first. Hold the next shingle and press in an-
other... etc. all the way across the roof, cutting the last shingle
other... etc. all the way across the roof, cutting the last shingle
to fit.
to fit.
Continue up the roof one row at a time. Start the next row
Continue up the roof one row at a time. Start the next row
with a half shingle so that the seam between shingles weaves
with a half shingle so that the seam between shingles weaves
back and forth as you go up the roof.
back and forth as you go up the roof.
Line up the top edge of each row (except the starters) with
Line up the top edge of each row (except the starters) with
the guidelines.
the guidelines.
Cut the top row of shingles (
Cut the top row of shingles (
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” for the top row of the
Front Roof and Rear Eaves) so that each row will have the
Front Roof and Rear Eaves) so that each row will have the
same reveal.
same reveal.
Finish the peak with a “Boston Lap”: pairs of shingles laid
Finish the peak with a “Boston Lap”: pairs of shingles laid
horizontally. Start at the ends of the peak, and, with each pair
horizontally. Start at the ends of the peak, and, with each pair
overlapping the previous pair, work to the middle.
overlapping the previous pair, work to the middle.

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Our Assembly Pro uses these dimensions for cutting
stripwood to make the accessories that are sketched on
the next few pages (cut long pieces first):
Troughs:
(9) 3/4Stripwood x 3
(6) 3/4Stripwood x 15/l6
Bench ~ sand the bevels:
(1) 3/4Stripwood x 21/4
(2) 3/4Stripwood x 11/4
(1) 7/16 Stripwood x l5/8
Table:
(2)
(2)
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Stripwood x 4
Stripwood x 4
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Stripwood x 1
Stripwood x 1
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(Snip the miter with scissors)
(Snip the miter with scissors)
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Stripwood x 3
Stripwood x 3
Well:
(2) 3/4Stripwood x 21/4(Snip the miter with scissors)
(2) 7/16 Stripwood x 5 (Upright)
(16)7/16 Stripwood x 11/4
(1) 1/4Stripwood x the fit between the uprights
(1) 1/4Stripwood x 1: Crank
(1) 1/4Stripwood x 3/8: Crank handle
(4) 7/16 Stripwood x 3: Roof Strapping
(±30) Shingles
Hay Rack:
(4) 7/16 Stripwood x 47/8(Snip the miter with scissors)
(2) 7/16 Stripwood x 21/8(Snip the miter with scissors)
(2) 7/16 Stripwood x 5/8(Snip the miter with scissors)
(4) 7/16 Stripwood x 43/4
(10)7/16 Stripwood x 3 (Sand the ends)
Stall (short):
(2) End Post x 4
(3) 7/16 Stripwood x 5
(2) Stall (tall):
(4) End Post x 95/8
(6) 7/16 Stripwood x 5
Manger:
(4) 90° Post Material x 11/2
(4) 3/4Stripwood x 4
(2) 3/4Stripwood x l11/l6
(4) 1/4Stripwood x 11/2
Build 2 Corrals, one left set and one right set
- parts are already cut
Assembled Corral
Corral Side Bar
Corral Side Bar
Corral End Post
Corral End Post
Stall (tall)
Stall (short)
Follow the layout (below) or create your own

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Big Door
1
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4
Stripwood 6
Stripwood 6
1
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4
Stripwood 4
Stripwood 4
1
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Stripwood 3
Stripwood 3
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4
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Stripwood 3
Stripwood 3
3
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4
Stripwood 1
Stripwood 1
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4
Stripwood 2
Stripwood 2
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Loft Door
Window
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7
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16
Stripwood 3
Stripwood 3
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2
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7
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16
Stripwood 2
Stripwood 2
1
1
/
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2
2
7
7
/
/
16
16
Stripwood 3
Stripwood 3
3
3
/
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8
8