Name: Midwest Products House Structure Kits
Brand: Midwest Products
Rating: 3.6 (5 reviews)

House Structure Kits include materials for building a 3/4" scale, two bedroom home with bathroom, kitchen, hallway, and dining room, with either a hip roof or truss roof. This activity teaches the fundamentals of sound wood framing and house construction in accordance with accepted building codes. 


Each kit includes the following tools and materials: 
  

- Micro-cut  balsa wood
- Cutting tools
- Measuring tape
- Layout pencils
- Nails
- Custom miter fixture
- Instruction booklet
- Nine working drawings
- Work base that doubles as the foundation of the completed model 
  


All the walls can be framed right on the patterns of the working drawings. For grades 6 - 12.




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Midwest Products House Structure Kit- assembled Hip Roof kit shown at right angle

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House Structure Kit - components and instructions of Hip Roof package shown

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Midwest Products House Structure Kit - assembled Truss Roof kit shown at right angle

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Midwest Products House Structure Kit - assembled Truss Roof kit shown on platform base

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Midwest Products A-Frame Cabin Kit - Front view of Fully assembled Cabin

This kit includes everything you need to create a 3/4" scale model of a one-bedroom A-Frame Cabin with a bathroom, kitchen, living room, spiral staircase, and loft. 

Those who build this kit will learn unconventional framing in accordance with accepted building codes. The foot pad measures 1-1/2 ft x 2 ft (46 cm x 61 cm). One kit is included per pack.

The kit includes micro-cut quality balsa wood, cutting tools, measuring tape, nails, glue, custom miter fixture, instruction booklet, 6 working drawings, and the work base that doubles as a foundation for the completed model.
 

This kit includes everything you need to create a 3/4" scale model of a one-bedroom A-Frame Cabin with a bathroom, kitchen, living room, spiral staircase, and loft. Learn unconventional framing in accordance with accepted building codes.

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Midwest Products Bridge Building Class Packs - Profile view of completed Bridge

These convenient class packs contain enough materials for 24&nbsp;students to build and test a wooden bridge. Bridge building is a popular competitive activity in middle and high school classrooms that challenges students to design and construct a wooden bridge, calculate its efficiency, then select the best design. (Some engage in destruction testing afterwards!)   This activity supports a variety of curricula, including geometry, physics, technology education, math, and general science. In addition to classroom competition, there are numerous state and nationwide bridge building competitions held annually that offer recognition and awards.

These class packs contain materials for 24 students to build and test a wooden bridge. Bridge building is a popular classroom activity, challenging students to design and construct a bridge, calculate its efficiency, and select the best design.

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Midwest Products Easy Cutters - Side view of cutter showing wood strip cut at angle

Easy Cutters are designed to make cutting wood strips quick and accurate. The die-cast aluminum alignment angle plate allows for a wide variety of precise angles while the comfort grip handle makes cutting a breeze.

Easy Cutters are designed to make cutting wood strips quick and accurate. The die-cast aluminum alignment angle plate allows for precise angle cuts and the handles include a comfort grip for easier handling.

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Midwest Products Balsa Bag Assortment - Example of Assorted widths and lengths available in Assortments

Midwest Products Genuine Balsa Wood is ideal for creating models, doll houses, crafts, and so much more. The premier wood for modeling projects, these balsa wood pieces are dried in special kilns to reduce their water content, giving you a lightweight wood with high strength-to-weight ratio. They can be easily cut with a hobby knife and stained or painted to resemble any other type of wood.

Available in block assortments, sheet bundles, strips, random piece assortments, bag assortments, etc.

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Genuine Basswood Strips - Bundle of several thin strips at angle


Made of domestic wood cut in northern Michigan and Wisconsin, this basswood is valued for its economy, workability, and finishing qualities. Because of its close, homogeneous grain structure, it is ideal for a wide variety of hobby, craft, and miniature projects. 

Thin pieces of basswood can be cut with a hobby knife, while thicker pieces require a saw for cutting. Basswood can be stained or painted to represent any wood type.

Made of domestic wood cut in northern Michigan and Wisconsin, this basswood is valued for its economy, workability, and finishing qualities. Because of its close, homogeneous grain structure, it is ideal for a wide variety of projects.

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Scale Lumber Gauge - Angled showing lumber gauge on one edge, 12" ruler on other

Designed for use with basswood scale lumber, this tool makes it easy to accurately and quickly identify and size scale lumber while building.   Features include Strip Identification Gauges in three popular model railroad gauges &mdash; O, HO, and N &mdash; as well as &frac34;&quot;&ndash;1&quot;, which is popular among architectural model makers. One side also functions as a 12&quot; ruler.

Designed for use with basswood scale lumber, this tool makes it easy to accurately and quickly identify and size scale lumber while building. Features Strip Identification Gauges in popular sizes as well as a 12" ruler.

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Two-Story Townhouse Kit - Completed framed Townhouse shown at angle

This &frac34;&quot; scale, two-story townhouse framing kit is framed in accordance with accepted building codes and teaches the fundamentals of sound wood-frame  construction. It combines conventionally framed walls with balloon-framed walls (with a vaulted ceiling), and the roof is framed with a combination of trusses and conventional rafters. Second-story construction includes the use of floor joists and sub-floor sheathing.

The foot pad measures 1-1/2" x 2 ft (4 cm x 61 cm). One kit is included per pack. 

The kit includes the following materials and tools: 
  
- Micro-cut quality balsa wood 
- Working drawings 
- Instructions 
- Cutting tools 
- Nails 
- Glue 
- Layout pencil 
- Measuring tape 
- Custom miter jig 
- Styrofoam work base that doubles as a display base for the completed model 

This 3/4" scale, two-story townhouse framing kit is framed in accordance with accepted building codes and teaches the fundamentals of sound wood-frame construction. One kit is included per pack.

House Structure Kits include materials for building a 3/4 scale, two bedroom home with bathroom, kitchen, hallway, and dining room, with either a hip roof or truss roof. This activity teaches the fundamentals of sound wood framing and house construction.

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