Woodwork

@Loofah wonderful idea as a family keepsake.
The stories at Christmas that little train will evoke in the future ...just magical
I have Christmas decs of my grandmothers and I cherish them My friends and I also gift a hanging dec for each other to signify a special time, person or pet in our lives too - so they also are very special

 

Hi,

When you say a mitre saw, do you mean an electric one ? if so then getting a really fine tooth blade will give a much better finish.

Same if you use a hand saw, always go for a fine tooth and pay a little more for a good quality one, they really do cut better and last longer.

Expect some mini clamps for holding the boxes together while the glue dries will be helpful and some form of sander is always useful.

Not something I'm well up on, but the stain and finishing coats of the wood is probably the most important thing to make your hard work look good.

Enjoy...

 

Really, the most important tools that you need to do a project like this is a pen and paper! Sketch up what you want to do, then from those sketches work out how you are going to make each individual piece. That will tell you not only how much material you will need, but also the tools you will need.

Really, this is into the area of the woodworking hobby known as Miniature Woodworking. There are specialist suppliers of tools and equipment online. Think carefully also about the kind of wood you will use. Which species will depend on the final quality that is aspired to.

Basically, looking at the photo, you should be looking for measuring and marking tools, saws, sanders, cramps, Archimedian drills, things like that.

 

@Loofah Try googling "miniature woodwork" and "dolls houses." You'll get loads of ideas for tools and things. Some of the places that sell these items have things such as super small hinges for the box doors.

Beware though, that kind of woodwork can be addictive. One other good tool. A powered fret/scroll saw, such as a Hegner.

 

@Loofah, I had one of those manual mitre saws a long time ago, to be honest found it a pain to use, always find it easier to use a cutting box and decent tenon saw.

Expect you will really want to experiment with the tools you have to see what you can produce ok, but as said above there are specialist equipment suppliers for model making, though think you could readily do most of those trains with normal tools.

Here a link to one of the bigger model tool places though do look locally as places like Machine Mart etc have some decent stuff.
http://www.axminster.co.uk/media/publications/craft-highlights-brochure_2017.pdf

Have you got a nice warm shed to work in, kettle and music included ?

 

We had a shed full of stuff. We bought a summer house. That's now full of stuff too.



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