The roof is finished.

I used gold leaf for the spire.

Laying out the exterior shape and making hole locations.

Drilled 18 holes.

I welded custom steel brackets.

Napoleon likes plywood!

Clamping the saddle to hold the 2x6 ridge beam.

Welding the truss. 

Using a model to figure out the sheeting on the conical roof.

I cut thin strips of wood and bent them to shape the round eves.

I used a cured jig to make curved headers. 3/8" plywood, 9 layers .

I cut kurfs into the backside of the window trim to allow the boards to bend.

I cut slots almost all the way through the windows and then glued wedges in to make the window fit the curved wall.

I welded custom hinges for the small windows.

The small window swing wide open.

I bought this door on Craigs List and cut it down to fit.

The model looks almost like the real thing.

My dad helps staple a few cedar shingles.

I shingled in the snow.

The roof can hold 12 inches of snow. I'm waiting for some dry weather to do the roof shingles. In Portland, it might be a while.

I made a custom shingle cutter and corner cutter to cut each shingle individually.

I used a coil roofing nailer to attach the shingles.

Applying the gold leaf.