Балясины. Снова.
Sorry for not posting anything new lately, I’m quite busy with my graduation work, though it’s second, it’s still lot of things to do.
We’ve finished the parquetry, I’m not going to use it in my doll’s house, it’s just for fun. Now it’s sandpapered and covered with beeswax.
I also finished making the balusters for the balcony, well I need to make two, that will be a bit bigger, so the whole picture would be something like this:
As you can see, the first and the last balusters are bigger, which makes the whole composition very nice.
For now, nine balusters are ready.
I really enjoy working on mini lathe, it takes time to learn but the result is worth it, besides I like the process too:)
Parquetry in Miniature
We became huge fans of miniature parquetry!:) Several patterns are made, some amazing pictures downloaded.
Starting from the easiest one:
It’s 15cm x 15cm. White oak.
Slow Progress
Hope I’ll have some good balusters for the balcony one day.
Just for fun
Experimenting with my lathe:
In Progress
Finished one half of the facade. Almost. I didn’t expect it would take so much time. This was supposed to be fun!;)
Today I was watching “Woodturning for furniture”, so I’m playing with lathe again – making the blank for claw foot. Doesn’t look good for me, it’s a long road.
Arches
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I wasn’t going to post this because it’s still in progress, but here it is.
Half of the weekend was spent on glueing bricks, making arches, it takes so much time, I didn’t expect it!:) Somehow, I decorate the house instaggered order. I don’t know why.:)
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Windows are finished.
Sorry for not updating the blog for so long – I had wonderful weekend away from computer.:) Besides my holidays are over and I’m back to writing my graduate work. It will be my second diploma.
But I manage to find some time for my doll’s house. I’ve finished making window frames. It looks okay for the beginning, I haven’t painted it yet – just did some sandpapering. It will be all done after I choose the veneer for the exterior.
There will be a balcony on the second floor, oh well, I haven’t made it yet))
Bricks, vricks
We don’t look for easy ways.. These days I was reading a lot of posts about making bricks, imitating them and so on.
In the beginning I was going to use clay bricks, made of Jovi white air dry clay. I made half of the wall – but I didn’t like the result. Besides, I had to paint it later. So, I was thinking of making simple molds for the bricks from silicone rubber. Then I would try using alabaster as a brick material.
And here it is. First of all, I’ve made wooden bricks, I used balsa wood. And then I glued them to the sheet of plywood.
Window frames
It was a day of window frames. Glueing, sandpapering, but still I’ve managed to finish only half. The rest is awaiting!:)
To make it more fun I browse through Ads and signs that were made before revolution. Can’t choose the most beautiful, they all are.
First Dollhouse
I’m making it from scratch, because I want to make it in traditional russian style. I love Russian architecture, village houses, well it’s better show it:
I have a huge collection of such wonderful houses. So I decided to build a tradesman’s house. His little shop on the first floor, and couple of rooms on the second. It should be 17th century or 18th. Haven’t decided yet:) It’s easy to move from century to another – traditions in building wooden houses have remained nearly the same.