Tutorial: Cutting Miniature Roof Shingle Angles

[@aprilnugent2259]

This was excellent. I’ve been petrified to get to this part of my dollhouse build. You’ve helped tremendously.

[@johnwesleybrett2342]

I'm so glad! Would love to see your project!

[@mjma4797]

Love your tip for cutting an angle when you've reached the dormer! That is a big help! Your "she shed" is beautiful!

[@johnwesleybrett2342]

Thank you so much, Mary Jo!

[@hmayonay]

That's a great tutorial, I'm so glad I hadn't started doing my shingles yet :)

[@JohnWesleyBrett777]

Thank's Heather! Good luck with your project!

[@beverleybalshaw9119]

Brilliant! 👏 I'm just about to start on my roof and thanks to your channel I'm not going to mess up! Subscribed in a heart-beat 😊

[@mmaurece7762]

Just what I needed to know! Now, maybe I can finish that roof! Great Vid!! Thanks so much for sharing!!!

[@johnwesleybrett2342]

You are welcome! I was hoping it would be a help.

[@jjsroofing860]

Good work. An open metal valley would be cool.

[@johnwesleybrett2342]

Great suggestion!

[@Wolfkins1972]

Thank you this is a great easy way to figure angles without needing any special tool 👍

[@johnwesleybrett2342]

Glad it helped out! Thanks for the nice comment!

[@cathykrueger4899]

Brilliant. Why did you put your fish scale shingles on upside down?

[@johnwesleybrett3008]

Thank you for your kind words! I flipped the fish scale shingle to have the straight edge shingle look. More rustic and less fairytale look as I have on other houses. The roof ridge has since been covered with tin to match the roof of the porch.

[@TanBzk]

I like this! Hope you're still making houses John. I was thinking... using your paper trick to find the angle, you could tape the ends of that straight edge to your cutting mat (at the paper angle) and use it to cut the following shingles. While keeping the edge of a shingle aligned to a vertical line on the cutting mat, slide it under the straight edge until you reach your mark then cut. Would this work?

[@MarinaMiniatures]

Would love more dollhouse vids!!!

[@НатальяФролова-ж7ю5р]

it would be interesting to watch the whole process from start to finish at home in order to do everything yourself

[@jwbrett]

By the whole process. Are you meaning the whole roof? Thank you for your comment!

[@НатальяФролова-ж7ю5р]

@@jwbrett how to make the whole house from start to finish ? there will be new projects ? this is very interesting

[@CMDPromptify]

Beautiful. Helpful. Brilliant.

[@jwbrett]

You are welcome! So glad it helps!

[@Jessees902]

Just what I needed, thanks!

[@johnwesleybrett2342]

Glad I could help!

[@taragentile863]

Thank you so much for this tip!

[@johnwesleybrett2342]

Glad it was helpful!

[@seanmorgan2356]

brilliant idea! Thanks!

[@johnwesleybrett2342]

Glad you liked it!

[@nanginamaj6728]

Hi. This was a great tip. Thank you! What glue do you use? I am doing a shingle roof for a bird house that will be outside. I'm researching the best way to glue than can handle being outside.

[@johnwesleybrett2342]

Glad it was helpful! For most of my projects I used Titebond III. It's waterproof and both Interior/Exterior amzn.to/3jZ8I4r

[@sandracrider1079]

Brilliant, Thank You!

[@litahsr.8226]

😮Genius !! thank you

[@johnwesleybrett2342]

Thanks!

[@jasons57]

Darn. I don’t know much about tools and cutting teeny tiny things that are so small but his fingers sure are perty!

[@johnwesleybrett2342]

😜

[@garvielloken3929]

next level tip!!!!!!! AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@johnwesleybrett2342]

Thanks, Garviel! Hope it helps!

[@3Initials]

Since those were handmade, I’m curious as to if the dog ears were necessary

[@Austin-hq3bx]

I wish you were my grandpa❤

[@amandaclarkson7117]

Great tip, Thank you very much

[@johnwesleybrett2342]

Thank you so much!

[@sonyapalaisy7394]

Brilliant!

[@jamiwomack2129]

TFS More great tips please.

[@johnwesleybrett2342]

More to come!

[@terryroberson2658]

Tell me this please because I'm tinkering around making birdhouse and I was wondering how do you make the shingles.. Thanks

[@johnwesleybrett2342]

Terry, I actually don't make the shingles. I purchased them.

[@alienstock]

great teaching voice

[@johnwesleybrett2342]

Thank you! 😃

[@cliffcarlo180]

I use a sliding bevel carpenters tool but I guess your way would work ok if you don't have one.

[@JohnWesleyBrett777]

I have used a sliding bevel tool on projects that are larger than this one. I find it much easier using these tiny shingles to work it out quickly with this little geometry trick.

[@GAROmx]

Anyone knows where I can buy the Cedar shingles?

[@johnwesleybrett2342]

I picked these up online at alessiominiatures.com/shingles.html

[@GAROmx]

John Wesley Brett thank You Sir

[@elizabethworley7073]

very helpful.

[@johnwesleybrett2342]

Glad you think so!

[@petebartlett2229]

Brilliant

[@MartineKarcher-d7p]

c'est super merveilleux ........................ JE NE PARLE PAS L ANGLAIS ET JE PLEURE

[@chivone21]

goodgeeezus I think I'd rather just eyeball it and tweak what needs to be tweaked after it's cut!!!

[@clairebordeaux]

No you wouldn’t. That would take longer, you wouldn’t get a precise fit, and you’d waste a lot of shingles: His way is better.

[@ritagreene8376]

Your shingles are upside down.

[@rayodelsol80]

You can put them either direction :)