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In this video I demonstrate how I made a doll bed. I mainly used traditional woodworking techniques and I painted it with latex paint and clear water based varnish.
First of all I created vector templates of my bed.
I then cut my pieces to size on the table saw. My stock was 15mm thick. But for some pieces I had to reduce it to 10mm. I did that with my jointer planer.
I cut the front and the back piece on the bandsaw. I used the spokeshave to clean up the bandsaw marks.
The columns of the back and front panels are attached with mortise and tenon joinery.
To make the tenons, I first used a detail carving knife to cut around the mortise. This would help me to avoid tear out later on the process. I then did some cross grain stop cuts with a chisel and then removed the top layer with the chisel again. I removed most of the material on the drill press using a 10mm forstner bit. Then I did some cleaning up with chisels.
To make the tenon, I made a stop cut with the carving knife and then used a chisel for the rest. I also sanded the edges of the tenons to create a chamfer. This should help the tenon fit in place a bit easier.
I used my templates to make my marks on the column. I then mounted the columns between centres on the lathe to make the ball head ends. I used the skew chisel and the spindle gouge for this job.
I then glued the front and back panels.
To make the sides of the bed, I glued and nailed two pieces together.
I then used dowels to connect the sides with the panels. I first marked my positions and drilled the holes on the sides. Then I used my dowel centre pins to mark the positions of the matching holes. I used a few sheets of paper as spacers to lift the sides a little bit. I then drilled the holes on the drill press. Finally I glued everything together using a picture frame clamp.
I glued and nailed the boards of the bed in place. I used a thinner piece as a spacer.
Then I sanded the piece and applied two coats of white latex paint. I lightly sanded between coats. To speed up the drying process I used the heat gun. Finally I applied two coats of clear water based satin varnish.
And that was it. My little doll bed was ready. I am really happy with the way it came out! But that was it, see you soon with a new project video.
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