Making Dolls' Houses in 1/12 Scale

by Brian Nickolls

Intended for anyone with ordinary woodworking skills, this book offers complete plans and instructions for making five dolls' houses. The projects range from a three-roomed Victorian shop, suitable for beginners, to a complex three-storey Tudor house for the more ambitious craftsman.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0715304801
• ISBN13: 9780715304808
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: David & Charles
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.6"

Customer Reviews

Somewhat helpful....

I checked out this book from the library and used it for my FIRST EVER miniature project - the Georgian dollhouse. The narrative instructions are a little hard to follow, (perhaps because the authors are British and I am not), and there are only a few basic diagrams. But after a few months of mild to moderate frustration, I had a beautiful product! I wouldn't recommend this book to someone who hasn't done any woodcraft or miniature projects, but for someone with a little experience, the end results can be worth the effort.

Neophytes beware!

Following the authors instructions may have you pulling your hair out. There are quite a few mistakes and vague instruction in this book.I would not recomend this book to the inexperienced for it's plans, as it may prove to be quite frustrating and perhaps discouraging. It is however, a great book for inspiration. If you are fairly experienced or really like a good challenge, then you will enjoy creating these designs. (Hopefully you will spot the errors 'before' making them!) I would give this book 5 stars if it were not for the errors. A web site from the author and/or publisher for errata would be very useful.All that aside, I did manage to buid 2 of the projects so far. (More like 10 if you count the times I did parts of them over and over and ...)

R.Zahdeh a computer programmer and wood crafting expert

Very good book excellent ideas, could be a bit more detailed, but overall very good. Not always very accurate eg the ladder for the fishermans cottage should have 10 not 9 steps according to the measurments, but things like that are easily adapted