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Making Dolls' Houses in 1/12 Scale (Paperback)

by Brian Nickolls (Author), Jonathon Bosley (Photographer)
3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)


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Nickolls provides complete instructions for six projects of increasing complexity: a workshop, Victorian shop, Georgian house, thatched cottage, fisherman's cottage, and Tudor house. He emphasizes construction, describing tools and materials in detail, listing sources, but only mentioning furnishings and decoration. Some 132 diagrams supplement the text. The photographs are excellent, showing sparsely furnished rooms in contrast to the cluttered Victorian look usually seen in recent American books. Nickolls's advice is sound, e.g., he recommends a trial fit before beginning assembly. Though the terms used are British, measurements are in feet and inches. A good book to recommend to the hobbyist wanting a slightly different project. --Patricia B. Brown, Navistar Corp. Lib., Melrose Park, Ill.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Intended for anyone with ordinary woodworking skills, this book offers complete plans and instructions for making five dolls' houses. The projects range from a three-roomed Victorian shop, suitable for beginners, to a complex three-storey Tudor house for the more ambitious craftsman.

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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: David & Charles Publishers; First Paperback Edition edition (March 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0715304801
  • ISBN-13: 978-0715304808
  • Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,088,819 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Neophytes beware!, April 17, 2000
By "emato" (Miami, Florida USA) - See all my reviews
Following the authors instructions may have you pulling your hair out. There are quite a few mistakes and vague instruction in this book.

I would not recomend this book to the inexperienced for it's plans, as it may prove to be quite frustrating and perhaps discouraging. It is however, a great book for inspiration.

If you are fairly experienced or really like a good challenge, then you will enjoy creating these designs. (Hopefully you will spot the errors 'before' making them!)

I would give this book 5 stars if it were not for the errors. A web site from the author and/or publisher for errata would be very useful.

All that aside, I did manage to buid 2 of the projects so far. (More like 10 if you count the times I did parts of them over and over and ...)

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4.0 out of 5 stars R.Zahdeh a computer programmer and wood crafting expert, January 12, 2000
Very good book excellent ideas, could be a bit more detailed, but overall very good. Not always very accurate eg the ladder for the fishermans cottage should have 10 not 9 steps according to the measurments, but things like that are easily adapted
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4.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat helpful...., October 10, 2001
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I checked out this book from the library and used it for my FIRST EVER miniature project - the Georgian dollhouse. The narrative instructions are a little hard to follow, (perhaps because the authors are British and I am not), and there are only a few basic diagrams. But after a few months of mild to moderate frustration, I had a beautiful product! I wouldn't recommend this book to someone who hasn't done any woodcraft or miniature projects, but for someone with a little experience, the end results can be worth the effort.
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There are only 5 designs for this book. I am happy to learn that there is a second book available. I want to see more. The victorian store and thatched cottage are very nice. Read more
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