Anyone can build a dollhouse with just six basic tools (folding rule, square, saber saw, rasp, sander, and hammer) plus a single sheet of plywood. This easy-to-follow guide presents instructions and tips, plus over 40 diagrams and photographs. Finished model measures 36 1/2" x 26", with 6 rooms, staircase, windows, and front door.
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The "Habitat for Humanity" Dollhouse,
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This review is from: Build Your Own Inexpensive Dollhouse (Dover Woodworking) (Paperback)
If you want what HFH builds, a simple, decent house, this book is for you. The fact that it's still in print after over thirty years should tell you something. This is a simple, solid, easy to build dollhouse from a single sheet of plywood. It's to the 1"-1' scale. It has a back and a front, something a lot of dollhouses don't have.This is a sturdy home that a child could sit on without harming. He uses one piece of 4' X 8' X 1/2" wood, which can be as expensive as you like. The directions are clear, the cutting pattern is laid out for you, and he tells how to make its simple construction even easier (for instance, not beveling a roof piece) but then goes on to tell you how to make it fancier (adding moldings, attic dormers, flower boxes, shutters). He even shows you how to make doors. His house has a staircase, which again not all dollhouses have, but he believes is important to the house. There is a living room, dining room, kitchen, adult bedroom, child bedroom and bath. There are over 40 diagrams and pictures. This would be a good first woodworking project (maybe after a birdhouse) for an adult to do with a child. The child would get to learn about fractions, moving one-dimensional ideas to three-dimensional reality, tools, safety, how to sand, countersink holes and then putty, nailing, etc. Even decorating! You can't ask for more from a $5.95 book.
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Basic Instruction, Simple Design, Not For The Victorian Dollhouse Enthusiast!,
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This review is from: Build Your Own Inexpensive Dollhouse (Dover Woodworking) (Paperback)
This book is not for the person who wants a dollhouse with gingerbread trim...I mean, the author doesn't seem to care too much about architectural detail. For the handyman type who wants to build a dollhouse for a child to play with, this book will suit you, but I do think spending a few dollars more on pre-cut pieces of higher quality wood to suit the overall size of the dollhouse would be worth the extra cost. Trying to do the house with a single sheet of plywood creates more work than necessary and the sanding of the cut edges can be tedious. So, my advice is to use the basics provided in this book and modify them slightly to make your own unique dollhouse. Don't be afraid to make it slightly larger or smaller, add a few pieces of decorative trim and create something a little bit prettier than the house on the cover. :)
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We made a dollhouse from one sheet of wood with hardly any waste. It came out really cute! I do not work with wood normally and I did it. I was very happy! It is a nice size for the fisher-price bendable dolls. It closes up to put away. It has an attic where the child could put outdoor furniture or a barbie pool or you could use it for storage.
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