Miniature dollhouse furniture? - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

txscroller817 · 11-06-2009, 05:15 AM

Does anyone have or know where to get patterns for miniature dollhouse furniture?

Thanks in advance

knothead · 11-06-2009, 12:12 PM

There was a guy from England who used to post here that made miniatures. He hasn't posted in a while but you may be able to find him in the archives or someone may remember who it was.

Tom

dbfly · 11-06-2009, 12:31 PM

I used to make alot of doll house furniture. Never had any patterns, I would go to antique stores and take measurments on the pieces that i wanted to reproduce. I also have a book on old country furniture, It gave the measurments. All my wood came from old delapitaded furniture and cut on my table saw. Every thing was made to scale 1"= 1'. So I would say look at A piece in your home take some measurments and try to reproduce to the one inch equals one foot scale. All my furniture has been sold but there are two pieces still at a friends house I will try an get some pics. and post them. Stan

frieke · 11-06-2009, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by txscroller817

Does anyone have or know where to get patterns for miniature dollhouse furniture?

Thanks in advance

I have a lot of them, and i'll post them soon, but i have to scan them in and i'm busy this weekend, so if you can wait? Maybe later i post some links where you can find them also ok?

Frieke

Wood Dog · 11-06-2009, 07:32 PM

The guy knothead (Tom) was talking about is Stevebuk maybe you could send him a PM, you will find his name in Members List under S and go to page 26.

Magic · 11-08-2009, 07:26 PM

I do a lot of miniature furniture in various scales. Your quickest option is to get one of the doll house furniture pattern books through your local library. Another source to build up your own reference library is to put a search - doll house furniture - into Amazon books or Alibris and see what comes up. Most patterns will be in 1/12 scale [one inch = one foot]. If you scan them you can then re-scale them to what you want. If it is a complicated piece you may have to modify the pattern. See my other post with photo. Magic

Magic · 11-08-2009, 07:54 PM

I've attached a photo of a piece I've just done for a dollhouse collector. It is a Victorian fretwork set of corner shelves measuring 5 1/4 inches high. This is at 1/12 scale [one inch = one foot]. Scaling down a complex pattern like this meant a slight modification to the original fret design. I also did another version at half this size [1/24th or Half Inch] which took three attempts to get a survivor.

paul44224 · 11-09-2009, 10:58 AM

There used to be a magazine named "Nutshell News" that had lots of patterns for various miniature dollhouse projects. You might try e-bay. Also, Welcome to Greenleaf Dollhouses - Home of Affordable Dollhouse Kits has a forum for miniatures/dollhouse crafters.

Paul

shadylady0447 · 11-09-2009, 04:34 PM

You can find some free doll furniture plans on this site: Free scroll saw fretwork patterns; clocks, shelves, cabinets, frames, mirrors, boxes, inlaid There are at least 3 sets of plans on pages 2 and 3 of the free patterns.

sappy · 11-09-2009, 08:08 PM

Thank you Txscroller for this thread, and thank you Sue for that web-site. Love the shelf, Magic. Here is another helpful website, simple furniture but scroll saw work could be added:
The Art of Dollhouse Miniatures

11-06-2009, 05:15 AM	#1
txscroller817 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 5	Miniature dollhouse furniture? Does anyone have or know where to get patterns for miniature dollhouse furniture? Thanks in advance

11-06-2009, 12:12 PM	#2
knothead Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ARIZONA Posts: 720	There was a guy from England who used to post here that made miniatures. He hasn't posted in a while but you may be able to find him in the archives or someone may remember who it was. Tom __________________ Tom ___________________ America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. Abraham Lincoln

11-06-2009, 07:32 PM	#5
Wood Dog Senior member--Absolutely Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MA USA Posts: 3,451	The guy knothead (Tom) was talking about is Stevebuk maybe you could send him a PM, you will find his name in Members List under S and go to page 26. __________________ WD

11-08-2009, 07:26 PM	#6
Magic Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posts: 110	I do a lot of miniature furniture in various scales. Your quickest option is to get one of the doll house furniture pattern books through your local library. Another source to build up your own reference library is to put a search - doll house furniture - into Amazon books or Alibris and see what comes up. Most patterns will be in 1/12 scale [one inch = one foot]. If you scan them you can then re-scale them to what you want. If it is a complicated piece you may have to modify the pattern. See my other post with photo. Magic Last edited by Magic; 11-08-2009 at 07:55 PM.

11-09-2009, 10:58 AM	#8
paul44224 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Stow,Oh Posts: 183	There used to be a magazine named "Nutshell News" that had lots of patterns for various miniature dollhouse projects. You might try e-bay. Also, Welcome to Greenleaf Dollhouses - Home of Affordable Dollhouse Kits has a forum for miniatures/dollhouse crafters. Paul __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/woodworks44224

11-06-2009, 12:31 PM	#3
dbfly Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: pymatuning lake Ohio Posts: 48	I used to make alot of doll house furniture. Never had any patterns, I would go to antique stores and take measurments on the pieces that i wanted to reproduce. I also have a book on old country furniture, It gave the measurments. All my wood came from old delapitaded furniture and cut on my table saw. Every thing was made to scale 1"= 1'. So I would say look at A piece in your home take some measurments and try to reproduce to the one inch equals one foot scale. All my furniture has been sold but there are two pieces still at a friends house I will try an get some pics. and post them. Stan

11-09-2009, 04:34 PM	#9
shadylady0447 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Southwest Washington Posts: 554	You can find some free doll furniture plans on this site: Free scroll saw fretwork patterns; clocks, shelves, cabinets, frames, mirrors, boxes, inlaid There are at least 3 sets of plans on pages 2 and 3 of the free patterns. __________________ Sue http://s697.photobucket.com/albums/vv340/shadylady0447/ Last edited by shadylady0447; 11-09-2009 at 04:35 PM. Reason: sp

11-09-2009, 08:08 PM	#10
sappy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 128	Thank you Txscroller for this thread, and thank you Sue for that web-site. Love the shelf, Magic. Here is another helpful website, simple furniture but scroll saw work could be added: The Art of Dollhouse Miniatures __________________ "OU-AHH. That's how it all starts, then later there's running and screaming.." Jeff Goldblum

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