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Richie C. posted:
Big_Boy_4005 posted:
RSJB18 posted:

1/4" masonite cut in narrow strips. You can paint it black to create a nice clean frame to the layout. 

That's exactly what I do, and this is what it looks like:

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Smooth flowing curves, not a square corner or even an angle anywhere in the room.

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Did you have to do anything to the Masonite (like soak it in water or steam it) to make it curve w/o splitting or breaking ?

Nope, but I never tried to make really sharp curves. There a couple spots on my layout with some tight outside corners where I pushed the limits and it started to get stress cracks. I was able to sand those out. If you need a really sharp corner, you could laminate a couple of 1/8" pieces. That method might get you down to perhaps as small as 6" radius.

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