scratchbuild

(ˈskrætʃˌbɪld)

vb (tr) , -builds, -building or -built

(Modelmaking & Model Railways) to build a scale model of something from scratch, that is, from raw materials like wood, clay or paper

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Carpenters would make scratchbuild shutters around that cagework which was filled with poured concrete and left to set.

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