Project by exelectrician | posted 04-18-2014 04:29 PM | 1956 views | 2 times favorited | 6 comments | ![]() |
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My wife thought that doll beds would make great gifts for my Grand daughter and my Great grand daughter both who live in South Africa so I made them and assembled them when I arrived in Cape Town. as you can see happy faces all round.
Woods are cherry frame, maple slats, base 6mm ply, and mystery dowling.
I used my slot mortiser to do the loose mortise and tenon joinery.
-- Love thy neighbour as thyself
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hunter71
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#1 posted 04-18-2014 04:32 PM
Lots of fun times here. Nice work
-- A childs smile is payment enough.
jumbojack
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#2 posted 04-18-2014 04:44 PM
WAY nice. Hard to beat that happy smile.
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Brit
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#3 posted 04-18-2014 07:41 PM
Fantastic job. You obviously put a lot of love into those beds and they’re sure to last for ages.
-- Andy - Old Chinese proverb says: "If you think something can't be done, don't interrupt man who is doing it."
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#4 posted 04-18-2014 09:26 PM
I think making doll beds is what got me into woodworking in the 1970’s. My daughters always had something like these they wanted me to build for them to play with. A few years ago I built a “turtle shaped and hand painted” table and bench for the Granddaughters…and I did the same thing, took it on the airplane with me in pieces and assembled at their house. Five years later they still use it.
-- Larry in Hawaii,
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#5 posted 04-19-2014 01:52 AM
These are really beautiful work. Getting the dowels straight and all mortise and tenon joints to line up is not an accident. I like this type of project that makes the kids smile. Kudos to you.
Thanks for sharing!
-- Dennie - Tennessee
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#6 posted 04-20-2014 07:08 PM
Thanks guys for the kind comments, and Yes hotncold, you are so right about the alignment challenge, having the right tools makes an amateur like me look good though
-- Love thy neighbour as thyself
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