Miniature Furniture
The miniature furniture shown is of a high quality, not cheap kit form but requires a certain amount of skill and experience to make. It is all strongly constructed and french polished to last a life time. Joints use miniature dowels and instructions for making the dowels are included. All the wood used is either Brazilian mahogany, steamed Pear or Oak and instructions are given on how to fill open grain woods to obtain a fine finish. Addresses of where to obtain the wood and necessary materials are given. In almost all cases the ratio is 12:1 which is the recognised ratio. Full instructions to make the miniature furniture are given, showing how to make and use templates and jigs in the construction.
Making A Miniature Coffee Table
| Miniature Coffee Table | The coffee table is a delightful small table - fairly simple to make and french polish. |
Making A Quartz Swivelling Clock
|  Quartz Swivelling Clock | The Quartz swivelling electric clock is a very pleasant design which looks smart, keeps wonderful time using small batteries and has green baize fitted underneath. It is unusual in design and would look nice on any mantel piece. |
Making A Miniature Bookcase With Books
| Miniature Bookcase With Books | The tiny bookcase is made from steamed Pear wood with tiny books in the same wood, with some in Ebony for contrast. Simple but smart because of its small size, it is highly french polished. |
A Miniature Round Table
| Miniature Oak Round Table | The round table is made of Oak and looks very solid. It is not difficult to make and it's polished to show the rays, typical of Oak. |
Making A Standard Lamp And A Long Case Clock In Miniature (Ratio 16 To 1)
| Standard Lamp And A Long Case Clock | Both the small standard lamp and Grandfather clock are unusually 16:1 ratio which is tiny. Not intended to be of any particular style, they are nevertheless attractive because of their size. They will get attention from everyone. |
An Inlaid Dining Table With Six Chairs And Two Carvers
| Dining Furniture | The inlaid table and chairs are one of the most attractive pieces because of the inlay of the table with Kingwood banding and the eight chairs. Not of any special design they are nevertheless quite cute. Jointed with small dowels they need patience to construct but look fine when set up as a complete dining set. Plans to make a special grooving plane to place the inlay in is included. |
A New Style Drilling Jig For Dowelling Conti Plas Together To Form A Very Strong Invisible Joint
The drilling jig is my own design and enables two pieces of Conti Plas or other woods to be joined together extremely strongly without showing the joints. Bougthen dowels are used. I have made several bookcases and other pieces of furniture using this jig which ensures a sound job which is exceptionally strong and lasting. The jig is made from mild steel to last a life time.
Making A Miniature Gun Carriage With A Swivelling Gun Barrel
| Miniature Gun Carriage | The Gun carriage was made as a commission. The gun barrel was supplied which came from a sunken ship, later brought back to the surface. It is mounted on a plinth to show it off better using Oak with a polished finish and baize for the carriage to run on. |
How To Insert A Contrasting Wood In To Another Piece As Distinct To Veneering
A means of inserting contrasting woods is different to veneering on wood. With this process I show how to actually insert a piece of contrasting wood in to another piece so that you will have two types of different coloured woods as one solid piece. You can use a picture of someone or just make a table or similar piece of furniture using this unusual method.
A Novel Garden Basket To Fit On A Wall
This is a way to make a garden basket out of chain link fencing wire which has many advantages and whose cost is minimal. The basket will last for years and hold flowers which always look attractive.
How To Make A Radius Bar To Fit On Your Router To Allow Large Holes To Be Cut Out
A radius bar which can be fitted to your Router will allow you to cut or mark large holes in wood thus giving you an additional use of the Router. There are many uses to which this radius bar can be put. It is a useful addition to your tool kit.
All of the above, with drawings, £15 including postage.
