There are two methods people I read about used. Top down or bottom up. After doing it once I prefer the top down method. I also prefer the dental pick over a drill as the branches I am inserting various diameter branches and did not want to fight that.
To glue the branches to the trunk I am using "super glue" because it sets quickly.
I started with the grey trunk and took the dental pick and pressed into the trunk near the top of the tree. I quickly found out it is quite easy to split the trunk. After pulling out the needle out of my finger and doing a bandaid run, I decided to use less pressure near the top of the tree and not put my finger directly behind the stick.
The split is not a bad thing if you take it easy as you can put a couple branches right at the top with the split. Another oops to my advantage.....
So the basic process is to stick the pick slightly into the trunk and wiggle it a little to make a depression for the branch to come.
Next step is to pick a branch about the right length. If a little long I trimmed it to the length I needed. I gently held the branch and dipped the cut end into the CA. Then positioned the branches (location and angles) holding still for 10 sec. If the branch is still loose, I repeated the process. I rotated the trunk to a spot that looked like it needed a branch and repeated the process.
The finding locations to put branches and what length/fullness are much easier if you have multiple pics of the type of tree you want to make.
One goal I wanted is to have a small stand of these trees with the track going between the trunks (branches above the train cars).
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