Miniature woodworks for dollhouses, roomboxes and dioramas
Many prefer wooden furniture over plastic.
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Links to projects
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- photo albums, blog posts, webpages
Popsicle Stick Houses - fron Artstylefe. You won't believe the detail!
Sawmill- an overview of Miller time by Tim Brooks
Blogs
- Blogs concentrating on wood or categories/labels about it in blogs
Karin Corbin Miniatures - this blog has many wonderful tips for jigs, clamps, routers, etc.
Groups
- Discussion groups, forums (or forum categories) and photo groups dedicated to wood.
Supplies for sale
- Supplies needed for making wood projects.
Dick Blick - stain markers
Heritage Laserworks - decorative trims
Inlay Borders - from Woodcraft
Real Wood Paper - from Virtual Dollshouse
Scale Lumber Suppliers - from About.com
Veneers - Constantine's wood center
Miniatures for sale
- Do you have a section for wood in your shop? Add a direct link to that item here.
Jim Light - wood turnings
Books
- Books about miniature wood projects (also books with chapters about it)
Instructions for miniatures
Miniature printables
Wallpapers
- Wallpapers that go well with wood projects
Other Printies
- Book/magazine covers related to wood
Links
- links to sites showing how to make items related to wood
10 Woodworking Tricks the Pros Use - from Instrictables site
Aging Wooden Timbers - from New England Miniatures
Bench Hook - from Karin Corbin Miniatures
Bending Wood - from Littleroomers
Gingerbread Pattern for Victorian houses by Noel Thomas - SmallHousePress
How to Age or Weather New Wood - from About.com - CAUTION don't cover the jar - it can explode!
How to Bend Wood - AIM ezine, Issue 13, p 58 by Colin Bird
Mitering Wood - from Jan's Dollhouses
Miniature Scratch Plane Tool - used for creating moldings, and baseboards from Studebaker Miniatures
Pickled Wood - from Lee Valley. How to get that aged wood look.
Picket Fences shaped using needle files - from About.com. Check for other wood techniquea/links
Preac and Byrnes table saws for miniatures - Tom's hints
Turning on a Drill Press - from 1 Inch Miniatures
The Ultimate Guide to Trim Carpentry - This is a real-life carpentry book, but it discusses mitering extensively.
Of course in RL you can't turn the project upside down like Brooke Tucker recommends!
Wainscoting, a technique used by Noel and Pat Thomas - SmallHousePress
Wood Basics - from Mitchy Moo Miniatures
Videos
- YouTube videos about miniature projects related to this subject
Tips for Working with Wood - from Julie Warren
Research/ Inspiration
Wood Inlay - Lee Valley magazine
Wood Finishing - from Lee Valley
Tips/Hints
- Is the wood in your dh kit a different colour? Read this article.
- Faux wood paint effects - dry brush light colour on dark for dark wood, dark colour on light for light wood. See painting miniatures page for faux techniques
- Use Wood Finish Stain Markers to stain small pieces. Your local Home Depot, Lowe's, Ace Hardware, or Sherwin-Williams store can order this product in for you upon request if they do not have them on their shelves.
- Nontoxic wood stains can be found in your kitchen - see this article.
- Another staining alternative - fuming, which involves placing raw wood pieces on a rack in a large barrel above a container of ammonia, and covering the barrel tightly. The pieces are rearranged occasionally, until the desired shade is achieved. Use a Mason jar laid on its' side with a small jar lid inside holding the ammonia and a piece of old screening held above the lid by some Lego pieces as a rack to support the wood above the ammonia. It took sheet basswood and craft sticks three days to reach a lovely deep golden brown, but only two days for the dowels, coffee stir sticks, toothpicks, matchsticks and poplar chopsticks, and less than 24 hours for a length of 1/4" square balsa. It is far slower than staining, but there's no stain under and around my fingernails or all over the workspace, I have real control over the final results and it costs perhaps 2 or 3 cents per batch. Or it could have been completely free.
Ideas about what is needed for these projects
- links to inspiring pages
- ideas for shop names
- YouTube videos about the subject
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