The old adage of measure twice cut once got me. I glued the stringers too close together. Ugh. Luckily the parts were still slightly pliable and I was able to pull them apart with only having to replace one cross member. I had to sand everything down, but that was a small price to pay. Now it looks correct. Time to find the right creosote color to paint the bridge parts.



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