Furniture Design Ideas

Once the shell of a dollhouse is assembled, the next step is plan­ning the design of its interior and exte­ rior. This section will show you how to install a wiring system, wood flooring, and roofing shingles. Wiring a dollhouse is easy if you use a lighting kit. The type shown below uses double-copper-band tape […]

Once the shell of your dollhouse has been assembled, the decorative ele­ments can be installed. This is one of the most challenging parts of the project. Period furniture, individualized rooms, wallpaper and decorations, lighting, customized window frames, and door­ways all enhance a dollhouse’s appeal. Whether or not these elements are cus­tom-made, assembled from a kit, […]

  t В E ё ё E В ё   Bricked chimney Bricks can be simulated with paint or bought at a hobby supply store and attached to the shell (page 95)   Shingled roofing Shingles can be bought pre-cut and stained, or made in the shop (page 94)   Strip flooring Floorboards are available […]

A well-built dollhouse can survive for as long as an actual dwelling and entertain generations of youngsters— and adults. This chapter will show you how to put the fin­ishing touches on the type of dollhouse you can build from a kit. The emphasis is on pro­ducing a realistic and enter­taining house, one that will be […]

A deft stroke from an artist’s brush applies the finishing touch to an eye of the rocking horse shown at right. A good part of the appeal of a wooden toy depends on careful finishing. The runners, cross braces, and footrest of this horse were coated with pure tung oil. The rest of the horse […]

  Designed and built by Fred Sneath of Stony Lake, Ontario, the swinging horse shown at left can be set up indoors or out. The two ropes at the front and the one at the back have rings at the end and can clip onto hooks screwed into ceiling joists. SneatWs version features interchangeable heads. […]

  ANATOMY OF A STAND-MOUNTED ROCKING HORSE   The rocking horse shown below measures 23 inches high by 33 inches long. It can be fashioned from virtually any stock, although a wood suitable for carving (pine   or basswood, for example) should be used for any of the parts that need shaping, such as the […]

The modern rocking horse, made mobile by curved wood runners or springs, has been a fixture of childhood for most of the 20th Century. The swing and sway of riding an animal undoubtedly has pri­mordial appeal, dating to the time when animals were first domesticated by humans. This chapter presents detailed instructions for building three […]

tened to crosspieces. A rope is threaded through the crosspieces and serves two purposes: setting and holding the nose curve and providing a hand-hold for breathtaking downhill rides. Since the runners also serve as this sled’s deck and seat, it is important to bend them precisely. They should have a radius of 314 to 4 […]

  r‘P he design of the clipper shown in 1 this section evolved as a response to the abuse dished out by New Hngland winters—and the young own­ers of these sleds. It is made from care­   fully chosen wood, held together by a simple, rugged method of construc­tion. The Yankee Clipper consists of only […]