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There are ten patterns on this page.

A small jack hammer.
A mantel clock.
An old-fashioned coffee pot.

Washington Monument

By: Richard Hinkle

Design is 22 rows, 11 cells.

Note: Full size picture is the last full page of this document.

Begin design:

Row 1: space 5 times, hyphen [36].

Row 2: space 4 times, ST [34], space 1 time, CH [16].

Row 3: space 3 times, ST [34], space 3 times, CH [16].

Row 4: space 2 times, ING [346], space 1 time, colon [25], space 1 time, colon [25], space 1 time, U [136].

Row 5: space 2 times, P [ 1234], C [14] five times, TH [1456].

Row 6: space 2 times, L [123], space 5 times, dots 456.

Row 7: space 2 times, L [123], space 5 times, dots 456.

Row 8: space 2 times, L [123], space 5 times, dots 456.

Row 9: space 2 times, L [123], space 5 times, dots 456.

Row 10: space 2 times, L [123], space 5 times, dots 456.

Row 11: space 2 times, L [123], space 5 times, dots 456.

Row 12: space 2 times, L [123], space 5 times, dots 456.

Row 13: space 2 times, L [123], space 5 times, dots 456.

Row 14: space 2 times, L [123], space 5 times, dots 456.

Row 15: space 2 times, L [123], space 5 times, dots 456.

Row 16: space 2 times, L [123], space 5 times, dots 456.

Row 17: space 2 times, L [123], space 5 times, dots 456.

Row 18: space 2 times, L [123], space 5 times, dots 456.

Row 19: space 2 times, L [123], space 5 times, dots 456.

Row 20: space 2 times, L [123], space 5 times, dots 456.

Row 21: space 2 times, L [123], space 5 times, dots 456.

Row 22: dot 6, GG [2356], OF [12356], GG [2356] five times, WITH [23456], GG [2356], dot 3.

End design.

Drawing Notes:

This drawing depicts a 555-foot marble obelisk that is known as the Washington Monument. This is why the eight foot high windows shown near the top are only one dot tall. The top floor is not as large as the base floor but there is no good way to draw the taper that should be part of the drawing.

Fun Facts

It took forty years to build the Washington Monument.

The stones are held in place by gravity and friction.

Church – Smallest in WVA

By: Richard Hinkle

Design is 19 rows, 30 cells.

Note: Full size picture is the last full page of this document.

Begin design:

Row 1: space 3 times, hyphen [36], V [1236], dot 3, space 18 times, dot 6, space 1 time, dot 4, space 2 times, dot 3.

Row 2: space 4 times, L [123], space 20 times, dot 4, WAS [356], HIS [236], A [1], dot 3.

Row 3: space 4 times, full cell, space 19 times, dot 4, dot 6, D [145], F [124], dot 3.

Row 4: space 3 times, dots 456, space 1 time, L [123], space 18 times, dot 4, space 2 times, dot 3, space 1 time, A [1].

Row 5: space 3 times, L [123], space 1 time, dots 456.

Row 6: space 2 times, dots 456, space 3 times, L [123].

Row 7: space 2 times, P [1234], C [14] three times, TH [1456].

Row 8: space 2 times, L [123], P [1234], C [14], TH [1456], dots 456.

Row 9: space 2 times, L [123], V [1236], hyphen [36], dots 3456, dots 456.

Row 10: dots 235, colon [25], V [1236], hyphen [36] three times, dots 3456, colon [25] nineteen times, dots 23.

Row 11: L [123], space 25 times, L [123].

Row 12: L [123], space 2 times, ST [34], CH [16], space 4 times, ST [34], CH [16], space 4 times, ST [34], CH [16], space 4 times, ST [34], CH [16], space 3 times, L [123].

Row 13: L [123], space 1 time, OW [246], space 2 times, O [135], space 2 times, ST [34], space 2 times, CH [16], space 2 times, ST [34], space 2 times, CH [16], space 2 times, ST [34], space 2 times, CH [16], space 2 times, L [123].

Row 14: L [123], space 2 times, CH [16], ST [34], space 3 times, L [123], space 2 times, dots 456, space 2 times, L [123], space 2 times, dots 456, space 2 times, L [123], space 2 times, dots 456, space 2 times, L [123].

Row 15: L [123], space 7 times, R [1235], colon [25] two times, W [2456], space 2 times, R [1235], colon [25] two times, W [2456], space 2 times, R [1235], colon [25] two times, W [2456], space 2 times, L [123].

Row 16: L [123], space 7 times, V [1236], hyphen [36] two times, dots 3456, space 2 times, V [1236], hyphen [36] two times, dots 3456, space 2 times, V [1236], hyphen [36] two times, dots 3456, space 2 times, L [123].

Row 17: L [123], space 25 times, L [123].

Row 18: L [123], space 25 times, L [123].

Row 19: C [14] twenty-six times, A [1].

End design.

Drawing Notes:

The church starts with a cross on top of a tall steeple. Below the steeple is a small belfry that extends into the church. This church has four stained glass windows along each side. The diamond shaped window is within the small entrance foyer. There would be a single door centered on both ends with a central isle running the length of the church. On the top right side is the sun shining on a clear day.

Fun Facts:

Our building is modeled after the smallest church in West Virginia. It is just 24 feet long by 12 feet wide. It contains 6 pews and has seating for just 12 people at a time. The church is built of stone and has beautiful stained glass windows.

Cheops Pyramid

By: Rene Holzhauer

Design is 11 rows, 27 cells.

Note: Full size picture is the last full page of this document.

Begin design:

Row 1: space 12 times, WAS [356], G [1245], HIS [236].

Row 2: space 10 times, dot 6, T [2345], A [1], space 1 time, dot 4, OU [1256], dot 3.

Row 3: space 9 times, WAS [356], F [124], space 5 times, D [145], HIS [236].

Row 4: space 7 times, dot 6, T [2345], A [1], space 7 times, dot 4, OU [1256], dot 3.

Row 5: space 6 times, WAS [356], F [124], space 3 times, dots 56, OF [12356], space 6 times, D [145], HIS [236].

Row 6: space 4 times, dot 6, T [2345], A [1], space 4 times, dots 45, G [1245] two times, OF [12356], HIS [236], space 4 times, dot 4, OU [1256], dot 3.

Row 7: space 3 times, WAS [356], F [124], space 10 times, D [145], ER [12456], HIS [236], space 4 times, D [145], HIS [236].

Row 8: space 1 time, dot 6, T [2345], A [1], space 9 times, full cell, hyphen [36] three times, X [1346], colon [25], hyphen [36], space 2 times, hyphen [36], colon [25] dots 256, dot 3.

Row 9: WAS [356], AND [12346], hyphen [36] eighteen times, X [1346] six times, HIS [236].

Row 10: space 17 times, hyphen [36], colon [25], C [14].

Row 11: space 10 times, hyphen [36] two times, GG [2356], hyphen [36] two times, colon [25], C [14].

End design.

Rene’s Drawing Notes:

The Braille painting shows one of the three well-known pyramids of Giza: The Pyramid of Cheops. It is not only the oldest and largest of the three, but also the highest pyramid in the world (today’s height approx. 139 metres, side length approx. 230 metres). It is shown in cross-section. The pyramid of Khufu is very precisely aligned to the north, in Braille the right side. In addition to the outline of the pyramid, three famous chambers and the corridors leading to them are also drawn. On the right side of the illustration in lines 8 and 9, there are two entrances. The upper one is the original entrance, below which is the current entrance (accessible to tourists). The corridors meet at the junction between the ascending and descending corridors. After the ascending corridor follows the Great Gallery (it is over 8 meters high and 46 meters long). At its upper end, after another corridor, is the King’s Chamber. At the lower end of the Great Gallery, a horizontal corridor branches off. It leads to the Queen’s Chamber (shown as a full sign). Inside the pyramid there are still some shafts that are not marked in the Braille image. The third chamber is located under the pyramid. The descending corridor (lines 10 and 11) goes down to 30 meters. Then a horizontal corridor leads to the rock chamber. After the chamber, the corridor runs a little further to the left.

Log Cabin01 – Right

By: Richard Hinkle

Design is 22 rows, 30 cells.

Note: Full size picture is the last full page of this document.

Begin design:

Row 1: space 19 times, dot 6, GG [2356] nine times, dot 3.

Row 2: space 19 times, dot 4, G [1245] three times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] two times, A [1].

Row 3: space 15 times, dot 6, GG [2356] seven times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] two times, dot 3.

Row 4: space 15 times, dot 4, G [1245] two times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245], full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] two times, A [1].

Row 5: space 12 times, dot 6, GG [2356] five times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356], full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] two times, dot 3.

Row 6: space 12 times, dot 4, G [1245] two times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] four times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] two times, A [1].

Row 7: space 9 times, dot 6, GG [2356] five times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] four times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] two times, dot 3.

Row 8: space 9 times, dot 4, G [1245] two times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] seven times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] two times, A [1].

Row 9: space 6 times, dot 6, GG [2356] five times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] seven times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] two times, dot 3.

Row 10: space 6 times, dot 4, G [1245] two times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] two times, full cell, CH [16], space 2 times, ST [34], full cell, G [1245] two times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] two times, A [1].

Row 11: space 3 times, dot 6, GG [2356] five times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] two times, full cell, space 1 time, CH [16], ST [34], space 1 time, full cell, GG [2356] two times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] two times, dot 3.

Row 12: space 3 times, dot 4, G [1245] two times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] five times, full cell, space 1 time, ST [34], CH [16], space 1 time, full cell, G [1245] two times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] two times, A [1].

Row 13: dot 6, GG [2356] five times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] five times, full cell, ST [34], space 2 times, CH [16], full cell, GG [2356] two times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] two times, dot 3.

Row 14: dot 4, G [1245] two times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] sixteen times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] two times, A [1].

Row 15: dot 6, GG [2356] two times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] sixteen times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] two times, dot 3.

Row 16: dot 4, G [1245] two times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245], full cell, dot 3, space 4 times, full cell, G [1245] eight times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] two times, A [1].

Row 17: dot 6, GG [2356] two times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356], full cell, A [1], space 4 times, full cell, GG [2356] eight times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] two times, dot 3.

Row 18: dot 4, G [1245] two times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245], full cell, dot 3, space 4 times, full cell, G [1245] eight times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] two times, A [1].

Row 19: dot 6, GG [2356] two times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356], full cell, A [1], space 2 times, G [1245], space 1 time, full cell, GG [2356] eight times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] two times, dot 3.

Row 20: dot 4, G [1245] two times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245], full cell, dot 3, space 4 times, full cell, G [1245] eight times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] two times, A [1].

Row 21: dot 6, GG [2356] two times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356], full cell, A [1], space 4 times, full cell, GG [2356] eight times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] two times, dot 3.

Row 22: dot 4, G [1245] twenty-eight times, A [1].

End design.

Drawing Notes:

Log cabins are built by stacking logs on top of each other in alternating directions, normally at ninety degrees. Each log was notched out where they crossed to get a tighter arrangement.

Rows 1 and 2 represent a log running across the page from left to right. This is the same for each set of odd, even row combinations. They have notches where the other log meets.

The round circular holes between these logs represents the log that would be facing you. These are formed by the even, odd row combinations.

This log cabin has eleven logs running across the page, the bottom log being slightly buried in the ground. The right side is a straight vertical stack of ten logs facing you. The left side extends outward one log per row to form the second floor and roof before becoming vertical for the first floor.

The first floor has a single door with the hinges on the left and a large window with “X” braces on the second floor or sleeping loft area.

Draw the other two log cabins for various layouts.

Log Cabin02

By: Richard Hinkle

Design is 22 rows, 28 cells.

Note: Full size picture is the last full page of this document.

Begin design:

Row 1: dot 6, GG [2356] six times, dot 3.

Row 2: dot 4, G [1245], full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245], A [1].

Row 3: dot 6, GG [2356], full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] six times, dot 3.

Row 4: dot 4, G [1245], full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245], full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245], A [1].

Row 5: dot 6, GG [2356], full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356], full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] four times, dot 6.

Row 6: dot 4, G [1245], full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] four times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245], A [1].

Row 7: dot 6, GG [2356], full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] four times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] four times, dot 3.

Row 8: dot 4, G [1245], full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] seven times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245], A [1].

Row 9: dot 6, GG [2356], full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] seven times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] four times, dot 3.

Row 10: dot 4, G [1245], full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] two times, full cell, G [1245] three times, full cell, G [1245] three times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245], A [1].

Row 11: dot 6, GG [2356], full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] two times, full cell, space 3 times, full cell, GG [2356] three times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] four times, dot 3.

Row 12: dot 4, G [1245], full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] two times, full cell, space 3 times, G [1245] six times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245], A [1].

Row 13: dot 6, GG [2356], full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] two times, full cell, GG [2356] three times, full cell, GG [2356] six times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] four times, dot 3.

Row 14: dot 4, G [1245], full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] sixteen times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245], A [1].

Row 15: dot 6, GG [2356], full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] sixteen times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356], dot 3.

Row 16: dot 4, G [1245], full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] eight times, full cell, space 4 times, dot 6, full cell, G [1245], full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245], A [1].

Row 17: dot 6, GG [2356], full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] eight times, full cell, space 4 times, dot 4, full cell, GG [2356], full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356], dot 3.

Row 18: dot 4, G [1245], full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] eight times, full cell, space 4 times, dot 6, full cell, G [1245], full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245], A [1].

Row 19: dot 6, GG [2356], full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] eight times, full cell, space 1 time, G [1245], space 2 times, dot 4, full cell, GG [2356], HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356], dot 3.

Row 20: dot 4, G [1245], full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] eight times, full cell, space 4 times, dot 6, full cell, G [1245], full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245], A [1].

Row 21: dot 6, GG [2356], full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] eight times, full cell, space 4 times, dot 4, full cell, GG [2356], full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356], dot 3.

Row 22: dot 4, G [1245] twenty-six times, A [1].

End design.

Drawing Notes:

Log cabins are built by stacking logs on top of each other in alternating directions, normally at ninety degrees. Each log was notched out where they crossed to get a tighter arrangement.

Rows 1 and 2 represent a log running across the page from left to right. This is the same for each set of odd, even row combinations. They have notches where the other log meets.

The round circular holes between these logs represents the log that would be facing you. These are formed by the even, odd row combinations.

This log cabin has eleven logs running across the page, the bottom log being slightly buried in the ground. The left side is a straight vertical stack of ten logs facing you. The right side extends outward one log per row to form the second floor and roof before becoming vertical for the first floor.

The first floor has a single door with the hinges on the right and a small window on the second floor or sleeping loft area.

Draw the other two log cabins for various layouts.

Log Cabin03 – Center

By: Richard Hinkle

Design is 22 rows, 26 cells.

Note: Full size picture is the last full page of this document.

Begin design:

Row 1: space 9 times, dot 6, GG [2356] six times, dot 3.

Row 2: space 9 times, dot 4, G [1245], full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245], A [1].

Row 3: space 6 times, dot 6, GG [2356] four times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] four times, dot 3.

Row 4: space 6 times, dot 4, G [1245], full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] two times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245], A [1].

Row 5: space 3 times, dot 6, GG [2356] four times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] two times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] four times, dot 6.

Row 6: space 3 times, dot 4, G [1245], full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] eight times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245], A [1].

Row 7: dot 6, GG [2356] four times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] eight times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] four times, dot 3.

Row 8: dot 4, G [1245], full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] fourteen times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245], A [1].

Row 9: dot 6, GG [2356], full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] fourteen times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356], dot 3.

Row 10: dot 4, G [1245], full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] two times, full cell, G [1245] three times, full cell, G [1245] seven times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245], A [1].

Row 11: dot 6, GG [2356], full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] two times, full cell, space 3 times, full cell, GG [2356] seven times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356], dot 3.

Row 12: dot 4, G [1245], full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] two times, full cell, space 3 times, full cell, G [1245] seven times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245], A [1].

Row 13: dot 6, GG [2356], full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] two times, full cell, GG [2356] three times, full cell, GG [2356] seven times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356], dot 3.

Row 14: dot 4, G [1245], full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] fourteen times, full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245], A [1].

Row 15: dot 6, GG [2356], full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] fourteen times, full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356], dot 3.

Row 16: dot 4, G [1245], full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] six times, full cell, space 4 times, dot 6, full cell, G [1245], full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245], A [1].

Row 17: dot 6, GG [2356], full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] six times, full cell, space 4 times, dot 4, full cell, GG [2356], full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356], dot 3.

Row 18: dot 4, G [1245], full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] six times, full cell, space 4 times, dot 6, full cell, G [1245], full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245], A [1].

Row 19: dot 6, GG [2356], full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] six times, full cell, space 1 time, G [1245], space 2 times, dot 4, full cell, GG [2356], full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356], dot 3.

Row 20: dot 4, G [1245], full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245] six times, full cell, space 4 times, dot 6, full cell, G [1245], full cell, F [124], D [145], full cell, G [1245], A [1].

Row 21: dot 6, GG [2356], full cell, HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356] six times, full cell, space 4 times, dot 4, full cell, GG [2356], full cell. HIS [236], WAS [356], full cell, GG [2356], dot 3.

Row 22: dot 4, G [1245] twenty-four times, A [1].

End design.

Drawing Notes:

Log cabins are built by stacking logs on top of each other in alternating directions, normally at ninety degrees. Each log was notched out where they crossed to get a tighter arrangement.

Rows 1 and 2 represent a log running across the page from left to right. This is the same for each set of odd, even row combinations. They have notches where the other log meets.

The round circular holes between these logs represents the log that would be facing you. These are formed by the even, odd row combinations.

This log cabin has eleven logs running across the page, the bottom log being slightly buried in the ground. The left side is a straight vertical stack of ten logs facing you. The right side extends outward one log per row to form the second floor and roof before becoming vertical for the first floor.

The first floor has a single door with the hinges on the right and a small window on the second floor or sleeping loft area.

Draw the other two log cabins for various layouts.

Lighthouse01

By: Richard Hinkle

Design is 22 rows, 30 cells.

Note: Full size picture is the last full page of this document.

Begin design:

Row 1: space 6 times, GG [2356], space 8 times, dot 6, I [24], C [14], E [15], dot 3.

Row 2: space 5 times, WITH [23456], full cell, OF [12356], space 3 times, IN [35], C [14], E [15], I [24], C [14], EN [26], space 2 times, dots 45, M [134], C [14], ED [1246], E [15], colon [25], EN [26].

Row 3: space 4 times, WITH [23456], full cell 3 times, OF [12356], space 1 time, dots 45, hyphen [36], space 8 times, dot 4, dot 2, space 1 time, E [15], space 2 times, C [14], colon [25] two times, EN [26].

Row 4: space 3 times, dots 456, hyphen [36], V [1236], hyphen [36], dots 3456, hyphen [36], dots 456, space 2 times, E [15], colon [25], hyphen [36], colon [25] two times, C [14], colon [25], hyphen [36], space 4 times, hyphen [36], dot 3, space 1 time, hyphen [36] two times, I [24].

Row 5: space 2 times, hyphen [36], dots 3456, hyphen [36], V [1236], hyphen [36], dots 3456, hyphen [36], V [1236], hyphen [36], space 9 times, C [14], colon [25] two times, C [14], space 1 time, dot 4, C [14].

Row 6: space 2 times, L [123], dots 456, full cell 5 times, L [123], dots 456.

Row 7: space 2 times, C [14], TH [1456], C [14] three times, X [1346], full cell, P [1234], C [14].

Row 8: space 3 times, dots 3456, hyphen [36], GG [2356], full cell 3 times, V [1236].

Row 9: space 3 times, full cell 6 times, ER [12456].

Row 10: space 3 times, full cell 3 times, G [1245], C [14], space 1 time, dots 456.

Row 11: space 3 times, Q [12345], C [14], space 4 times, dots 456.

Row 12: space 3 times, L [123], P [1234], L [123], space 3 times, dots 456.

Row 13: space 1 time, dots 456, C [14], A [1], H [125], B [12], space 2 times, hyphen [36], WITH [23456], L [123].

Row 14: space 1 time, dots 456, space 3 times, hyphen [36], GG [2356], full cell 3 times, L [123].

Row 15: space 1 time, dots 456, hyphen [36], GG [2356], full cell 6 times, L [123].

Row 16: full cell 10 times, G [1245], ER [12456], space 4 times, IN [35], ED [1246], C [14] eleven times, TH [1456].

Row 17: full cell 7 times, G [1245], C [14], space 2 times, dots 456, space 2 times, dot 6, I [24], space 2 times, dot 4, EN [26], space 9 times, dots 456.

Row 18: full cell 4 times, G [1245], C [14], space 3 times, P [1234], L [123], dots 456, space 2 times, L [123], space 1 time, AND [12346], Y [13456], space 2 times, P [1234], C [14] eight times, TH [1456].

Row 19: full cell, G [1245], C [14], space 6 times, H [125], B [12], dots 456, space 2 times, L [123], space 5 times, L [123], space 8 times, dots 456.

Row 20: L [123], space 1 time, dots 235, dots 23, space 1 time, P [1234], C [14], L [123], space 3 times, dots 456, space 2 times, L [123], P [1234], C [14], L [123], space 1 time, L [123], space 2 times, dots 235, dots 23, space 1 time, dots 235, dots 23, space 1 time, dots 456.

Row 21: L [123], space 1 time, V [1236], L [123], space 1 time, L [123], space 1 time, L [123], space 3 times, dots 456, space 2 times, L [123], space 1 time, L [123], space 1 time, L [123], space 1 time, L [123], space 2 times, V [1236], L [123], space 1 time, V [1236], L [123], space 1 time, dots 456.

Row 22: V [1236], hyphen [36] four times, V [1236], hyphen [36], V [1236], hyphen [36] three times, dots 3456, IN [35], EN [26], V [1236], hyphen [36], V [1236], hyphen [36], V [1236], hyphen [36], V [1236], hyphen [36] eight times, dots 3456.

End design.

Drawing Notes:

The lighthouse has a roof for the first three rows. The glass windows in row 4 and 5 house the large light that would shine out to sea. A cloud is to the right which might bring rain in the future.

After the light is the widow’s walk that circles the entire structure. Proceeding down the outside are two spiral bands. This is the outside paint as our lighthouse is white with a black spiral painted on it. Where the left side gets wider, there is one of the little windows that provide light to the spiral staircase inside that goes from the bottom to the widow’s walk. The bottom of the lighthouse has a door with a window on the left. The higher window on the right is partly up the stairs.

On the right is the caretakers house, a modest two story with a window in the attic and two windows on the first floor.

Fun Fact:

The widow’s walk is also known as a widow’s watch. The wives of mariners could watch for their spouses’ return. Many men who did not return left the women as widows.

Eiffel Tower

By: Rene Holzhauer

Design is 20 rows, 16 cells.

Note: Full size picture is the last full page of this document.

Begin design:

Row 1: space 7 times, dots 456 , L [123].

Row 2: space 7 times, full cell 2 times.

Row 3: space 7 times, dots 456 , L [123].

Row 4: space 7 times, dots 456 , L [123].

Row 5: space 7 times, dots 456 , L [123].

Row 6: space 7 times, full cell 2 times.

Row 7: space 7 times, full cell 2 times.

Row 8: space 7 times, full cell 2 times.

Row 9: space 6 times, dots 456 , full cell 2 times, L [123].

Row 10: space 6 times, dots 456 , full cell 2 times, L [123].

Row 11: space 5 times, GG [2356], full cell 4 times, GG [2356].

Row 12: space 6 times, full cell 4 times.

Row 13: space 5 times, dots 456 , full cell, space 2 times, full cell, L [123].

Row 14: space 5 times, full cell, L [123], space 2 times, dots 456 , full cell.

Row 15: space 4 times, dots 3456, full cell, space 4 times, full cell, V [1236].

Row 16: space 3 times, full cell 10 times.

Row 17: space 2 times, dots 456 , full cell 2 times, F [124], space 4 times, D [145], full cell 2 times, L [123].

Row 18: space 1 time, dots 456 , full cell 2 times, L [123], space 6 times, dots 456 , full cell 2 times, L [123].

Row 19: space 1 time, full cell 3 times, space 8 times, full cell 3 times.

Row 20: dots 45 , G [1245] 3 times, space 8 times, G [1245] 3 times, B [12].

End design.

Drawing Notes:

This is a more solid rendition of the tower than other drawings on the site. Each person sees different details in the structure and tries to project them into their braille drawing. None are right or wrong, like paintings of the same object, each drawing is just “Different” from the others. It is this difference that gives an artist their “style.”

Fun Facts:
The Eiffel tower was built in two years, two months, and five days.
Its planned lifespan was twenty years, but its scientific value was too great not to keep it.

Eiffel Tower

By: Rob Shultz

Design is 23 rows, 21 cells.

Note: Full size picture is the last full page of this document.

Begin Design:

Row 1: space 10 times, dots 456.

Row 2: space 10 times, full cell, L [123].

Row 3: space 9 times, dot 4, full cell, P [1234].

Row 4: space 10 times, full cell, L [123].

Row 5: space 9 times, dot 6, full cell, L [123].

Row 6: space 9 times, dots 456, full cell, OF [12356].

Row 7: space 9 times, dots 456, full cell 2 times.

Row 8: space 9 times, full cell 3 times.

Row 9: space 9 times, full cell 3 times.

Row 10: space 9 times, full cell 3 times, L [123].

Row 11: space 8 times, dots 56, full cell 3 times, L [123].

Row 12: space 8 times, full cell 5 times, dots 23.

Row 13: space 8 times, full cell 5 times, L [123].

Row 14: space 7 times, dots 56, full cell 5 times, V [1236].

Row 15: space 7 times, WITH [23456], full cell 2 times, space 1 time, dots 456, full cell 2 times.

Row 16: space 6 times, dots 56, full cell, OF [12356], V [1236], hyphen [36] two times, full cell, OF [12356] two times.

Row 17: space 5 times, dots 456, full cell 4 times, dots 3456, full cell 5 times.

Row 18: space 5 times, full cell 11 times.

Row 19: space 4 times, WITH [23456], full cell 11 times, OF [12356].

Row 20: space 3 times, T [2345], full cell 4 times, G [1245], A [1], space 2 times, C [14], full cell 4 times, V [1236].

Row 21: space 2 times, dots 456, full cell, dots 3456, full cell 2 times, A [1], space 6 times, ER [12456], full cell 3 times, GH [126].

Row 22: space 1 time, dots 3456, THE [2346], full cell, OF [12356], full cell, A [1], space 8 times, full cell 3 times, WITH [23456], full cell.

Row 23: WITH [23456], full cell 3 times, Y [13456], G [1245], space 9 times, C [14], ER [12456], full cell 4 times.

End Design.

Drawing Notes:

Notice that this drawing is not symmetrical. The structure is much thicker than Rene’s drawing. Why do you think these two drawings of the same building might be different?

Knight’s Castle

By: Rene Holzhauer

Design is 11 rows, 27 cells.

Note: Full size picture is the last full page of this document.

Begin design:

Row 1: space 6 times, Q [12345], F [124], space 17 times, Q [12345], F [124].

Row 2: space 6 times, L [123], space 18 times, L [123].

Row 3: space 2 times, P [1234], TH [1456], hyphen [36], P [1234], TH [1456], space 14 times, P [1234], TH [1456], hyphen [36], P [1234], TH [1456].

Row 4: space 2 times, L [123], space 3 times, dots 456 , space 14 times, L [123], space 3 times, dots 456.

Row 5: space 2 times, L [123], dots 56, C [14], dots 23, dots 456, space 14 times, L [123], dots 56, C [14], dots 23, dots 456.

Row 6: space 2 times, L [123], dots 456, hyphen [36], L [123], dots 456, C [14], TH [1456], hyphen [36], P [1234], TH [1456], hyphen [36], P [1234], TH [1456], hyphen [36], P [1234], TH [1456], hyphen [36], P [1234], C [14], L [123], dots 456, hyphen [36], L [123], dots 456.

Row 7: space 2 times, L [123], space 3 times, dots 456, space 14 times, L [123], space 3 times, dots 456.

Row 8: space 2 times, L [123], dots 56, C [14], dots 23, dots 456, space 4 times, dot 6, dots 235, P [1234], TH [1456], dots 256, dot 3, space 4 times, L [123], dots 56, C [14], dots 23, dots 456.

Row 9: space 2 times, L [123], dots 456, hyphen [36], L [123], dots 456, space 4 times, P [1234] three times, TH [1456] three times, space 4 times, L [123], dots 456, hyphen [36], L [123], dots 456.

Row 10: space 2 times, L [123], space 3 times, dots 456, space 4 times, P [1234] three times, TH [1456] three times, space 4 times, L [123], space 3 times, dots 456.

Row 11: space 2 times, V [1236], hyphen [36] three times, dots 3456, hyphen [36] four times, P [1234] three times, TH [1456] three times, hyphen [36] four times, V [1236], hyphen [36] three times, dots 3456.

End Design.

Drawing Notes:

This is a nice single dot drawing of an old style castle like we still find in England and Scotland. Notice how large the main doors are.

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