The component parts cut out, I'll cut out the doorway after I glue it together. I'll also add a floor to stiffen the whole structure. The door and roof will be painted card, I may add a window.
I've faffed about for hours trying to make gadgets for cutting rebates for lap joints and in the end I've found it's easier and quicker to cut them by hand.
I measure on the inside and leave a bit of extra overhang on the thin overlapping side which can be trimmed back after gluing.
It's worth spending a little time honing your knife skills. With practise you should be able to easily remove very thin slivers of foam accurately and safely just using the Mk1 eyeball and a finger as a guide. Just watch those fingertips!
45° mitres are a little tricky, I cut the joints square, then use a length of triangular wooden beading as a guide for the blade removing thin slivers of foam until I've cut back to the line.
You can buy a tool for doing all this, but where's the fun in that?
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