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The Tudor House is from a design in a UK miniatures magazine, Doll’s House Projects from around 2004. As yet it is not 100% completed. Basically I work on it as a”fill in project” between other more pressing ones. The roof needs tiling or thatching. The timber frame needs a dark brown coloured stain. The window frames need the addition of simulated leaded glass. The base it sits on is 2ft x 4 ft. and the overall height is 34 inches. The nine rooms are accessed by removal of the room front panels. Various other internal components such as panelled floors, stairs and balcony railings have been completed but have to be added. A lighting kit has been purchased, but also has to be added. The floor level room on the RHS will eventually be a store with counters, wall shelves, etc..
Completion will probably take about another 100 hours or so. So far, I have spent about the same amount of time. Material costs have been minimal. A project like this primarily involves labor time.The “timbers”, like the rest of the house are 1/12th scale and were made from regular scale lumber using my jointer planer and table saw. The sharp/square corners ofthe timbers were “gouged” and hand sanded to simulate how they may have been made by the use of hand tools hundreds of years ago.
-- Bob W, Simi Valley, California
16 comments so far
stefang
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posted 79 days ago
Wonderful job Bob. Some kid is going to be very happy. You may find it hard to let go when it’s finished. The Tudor style is particularly nice. It will be interesting to see if you can simulate or reproduce a thatched roof at that scale if you choose to do so.
I lived in Simi from 1968-71. We bought our first new house on N. Gates pL, and sold it to move to Norway. I suppose most of the orange groves are gone now. It was very warm in summer, but we liked it there and still have fond memories of the place.
-- Mike, American in Norway - Do it the fun way
hunter71
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posted 78 days ago
Great job. Love to park one of my trucks in front of it for a picture when it is done.
-- A childs smile is payment enough.
Loucarb
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posted 78 days ago
Fantastic job nice detail.
ken90712
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posted 78 days ago
This is Awsome! If I had a little girl (we have no kids) it would be something I would have to build for her! Keep it up, look fwd to seeing it finished.
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
CharlieM1958
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posted 78 days ago
That’s amazing. Pleas post again when it is 100% complete.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
threehands
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posted 78 days ago
Beautiful job Bob. Is it going on a crawl space or a basement, or just leaving on a slab?. Im ready to move in. I have some miniature furniture books if you need them(one has a cover page with just your house on it). I also have access to limestone & sandstone. Let me know. AGAIN, beautiful job.
-- Three Hands- It's better to burn out..than to fade away. Stonecutter, copper, Offical putzer, proprieter of not making a profit (non-profit) woodworking shop, and possibly mental wizard
dustygirl
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posted 78 days ago
Great looking dollhouse.Some llittle girl is sure gonna be happy.
-- Dustygirl..Hastings,Ontario.. How much wood can 1 gal chuck if 1 gal can't cut wood?
a1Jim
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posted 78 days ago
Amazing doll house Bob It looks fantastic.
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, http://www.heirloomwoodshop.com/
Dennisgrosen
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posted 78 days ago
my daughter (9 year) love it and she said nice building speed
Dennis
cstrang
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posted 78 days ago
Wow, very nice work!
-- A hammer dangling from a wall will bang and sound like work when the wind blows the right way.
Dudley
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posted 78 days ago
Fantastic. Wish I had your talent. BZ
-- Dudley Young USN Ret.
MsDebbieP
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posted 78 days ago
extraordinary!
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littlecope
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posted 78 days ago
Always wanted to build one of those!! Yours is Magnificent!! You do terrific work, Bob!!
-- Mike in Manchester, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.
ND2ELK
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posted 78 days ago
Great looking doll house. Looking forward to completed piece. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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Roz
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posted 78 days ago
Yeah, I could do this….if I had 4 years! I am amazed. That is fantastic work. Looks like some places I visited in Chester England.
-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."
RexMcKinnon
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posted 77 days ago
Beautiful, don’t think I would have the patience to do this myself.
-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!