Building Miniature Houses and Furniture [Hardcover]

Dorie Krusz (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Arco Pub; 1ST edition (December 1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0668041846
• ISBN-13: 978-0668041843
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #388,862 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book., April 11, 2000

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Building Miniature Houses and Furniture (Hardcover)

In this book, Dorie Krusz takes the reader through the steps of making dollhouses and everything in them. The information is wonderfully in-depth, and quite comprehensive. The color photos in here are wonderful to behold, and speak volumes about Ms. Krusz's ability. This is a great book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Uses different methods to make small items, July 10, 2010

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Marjorie C. Pasch "booklover" (Chattanooga, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Building Miniature Houses and Furniture (Hardcover)

I somehow lost my copy of Building Miniature Houses and Furniture, so replaced it with one from Amazon. Dorie Krusz thought up quite different methods to make tiny accessories, furniture, and even brickwork. Instead of using a lathe to cut down wood for candlesticks, she uses small brass ship parts to build up shapes. Ditto with the furniture. She does not use power tools, but uses materials to add shape and design on furniture legs. I used her method to make a fireplace, with which I was very pleased. I could not do without this book, so I had to buy another to replace the one I must have loaned to a friend. Never again will I load my book!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pictures from the book, June 17, 2010

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R. MCMEEKING (Pinckney, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Building Miniature Houses and Furniture (Hardcover)

I am the photographer who took the pictures in this book. I have posted them on my web site. The craftsmanship of Dorie Krusz is first rate and deserves to be seen. Don't be intimidated by the quality of her work. The book describes how everything was made without the use of complex tools. Dori developed amazingly innovative, but simple, techniques for crafting things with basic hand tools. Links to other sites are not allowed in reviews. To find my web site use Google, Bing, or Yahoo and search for krusz dollhouse usol; look for rmcmeeking in the web address.