Showing posts with label dollhouse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dollhouse. Show all posts
Monday, February 10, 2014
Dollhouse for Peaches Day 3
Day 3 - stairway construction
Yes, it really does take an entire day to do a staircase! I am making it very similar to a real staircase - ie: it will be anotomically correct! :)
I started by making two exact stringers, or stair horses. I glued and brad nailed a 1/4" peice of maple on the back, like this:
Then, I glued and finished nailed the assembly into place, like this:
I also countersunk some screws into the bases of the stair horses to secure it into place forever!
I added treads and risers, and let Barbie try it out!!!
As you can see, Barbie has plenty of head room to move around on each floor of the house. Again, a doll is 11"+ high, and this is why this house is so big!
Modeling the new stairs...
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Yes, it really does take an entire day to do a staircase! I am making it very similar to a real staircase - ie: it will be anotomically correct! :)
I started by making two exact stringers, or stair horses. I glued and brad nailed a 1/4" peice of maple on the back, like this:
Then, I glued and finished nailed the assembly into place, like this:
I also countersunk some screws into the bases of the stair horses to secure it into place forever!
I added treads and risers, and let Barbie try it out!!!
As you can see, Barbie has plenty of head room to move around on each floor of the house. Again, a doll is 11"+ high, and this is why this house is so big!
I had a little time left in the day, so I managed to get some of the interior walls cut and set into place. Now, its beginning to take some shape!
Modeling the new stairs...
Friday, January 24, 2014
Dollhouse for Peaches Day 6 and 7
Days 6 and 7 - scrolling the details
Before I can put the top on, I need to do the front and back panels on the top part of the dollhouse. For the back, I decided to do a repeating flower pattern. I chose to do this peice out of 1/4" oak. Because of the flower layout, this required alot of time in repositioning the blade, etc. There are 8 flowers total. I split the panel in half so I would only have to do 4 flowers. It takes roughly an hour per flower...
Here are the two panels glued and clamped in place...
And finally after the clamps come off...
Next, I need to get the front panel scrolled and in place. For this panel, I wanted to scroll in the family name (Rafey) which is Hungarian. I picked a cool looking font, printed it, and centered on my workpeice. I did not split this peice in half because there is no repeating pattern.
Because the work peice is 4 wide, this is going to require several peice rotations and flips to catch all the lettering. I have already had to insert the blade backwards in the saw in order to cut out some of the letterings corners. This is the time consuming part.
I am finally getting to a point in my schedule where I can make some more headway on this project. After I get this scrolled out, I will be mounting it in place, and then securing the top!
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Before I can put the top on, I need to do the front and back panels on the top part of the dollhouse. For the back, I decided to do a repeating flower pattern. I chose to do this peice out of 1/4" oak. Because of the flower layout, this required alot of time in repositioning the blade, etc. There are 8 flowers total. I split the panel in half so I would only have to do 4 flowers. It takes roughly an hour per flower...
Here are the two panels glued and clamped in place...And finally after the clamps come off...Next, I need to get the front panel scrolled and in place. For this panel, I wanted to scroll in the family name (Rafey) which is Hungarian. I picked a cool looking font, printed it, and centered on my workpeice. I did not split this peice in half because there is no repeating pattern.
I also made a "picture frame" maple border, with a 1/4" x 1/4" groove to border the panel, and put a 45 on the corners...
Because the work peice is 4 wide, this is going to require several peice rotations and flips to catch all the lettering. I have already had to insert the blade backwards in the saw in order to cut out some of the letterings corners. This is the time consuming part.
I am finally getting to a point in my schedule where I can make some more headway on this project. After I get this scrolled out, I will be mounting it in place, and then securing the top!
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