| Project by Peter O | posted 15 days ago | 232 views | 0 times favorited | 6 comments |  |
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There are small jobs, and then there are really small jobs! I repaired a small table (you can see it in the last picture) and the client asked me to build a 1:12 replica. Sawing, routing, shaping, and clamping are all very different at 1:12 scale!
I tried to keep the details as authentic as possible. The table top and shelf are quartersawn oak, the apron is a four-piece assembly, the top is a two-piece glue-up, the saw marks are left on the inside edge of the apron, each curved leg is jointed to the top and shelf, not just glued, and the dimensions are scaled from the original piece.
I built five tables – three oak, one walnut, and one mahogany. A couple of them are still available for sale …
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28084185
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28082757
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littlecope
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posted 15 days ago
Wow!! Love It!! You weren’t kidding about keeping it small, were you?! Very Nice Work, Peter!!
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dennis mitchell
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posted 15 days ago
Now that’s down sizing!
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stefang
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posted 14 days ago
Love the miniature stuff. You did an excellent job on this one.
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a1Jim
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posted 14 days ago
Nice work .now were did i put those glasses.
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Tony
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posted 14 days ago
Hi Peter – very nice reproduction in miniature – is the first (cover Photograph) also 1/12 scale, if so very nice miniature tools and how did you bonsai the plant to such an extreme?
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Peter O
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posted 11 days ago
Hey Tony! Yes, the cover photo is the miniature, too. I didn’t make the tools, but they are pretty amazing, aren’t they? The file actually has teeth, and the handscrew on the clamp actually turns! The plant is also a miniature piece with tiny little leaves and petals. The people who are really into collecting/building miniatures usually want things as authentic as possible.
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