Friday, October 11, 2013

Doll's House Furniture

This was a set of furniture for a child who had a doll's house made by plan toys. The pieces are made of 12 mm thick finger jointed rubber wood. The yellow is stained. The rest are acrylic paints. It took a long time to dry though.
Scaling: 1:12
I used a few headless nails per piece so that it could withstand a child's handling. Even though the headless nails were very thin, I used a dremel to drill a guide guide hole first.

The bedroom set with a bed, dressing table and a stool

The dining table with four chairs

The dining table with four chairs

The dining table with block figures. 

Dressing table with stool 

The furniture all lid out and being tried out by various dolls and figurines

Sofa set with a coffee table. The yellow is stained. 

Action figures and block men try out the furniture before it is packed up

Wooden Pen Stand

This is a pen stand that I made from finger jointed rubber wood.
Pen stand made from finger jointed rubber wood

To make it I stuck four identical pieces of 12 mm finger jointed rubber wood to make the sides. Once they had partially dried I stuck it to another piece of wood for the bottom. I trimmed the pieces using my home made table saw. However I over trimmed the pieces and made a deep cut into the wood. I therefore trimmed it on all sides both on the top and at the bottom to leave a raised area in the middle.

A name was cut out from thin teak veneer and stuck on one side to personalize the gift.

The top and the bottom was routed with a round over bit to round the edges.

Finally a finish of varnish quickly wiped away deepened the color and gave it a matte finish..