Mon, Nov 17, 2003, 12:06pm [email protected] (Gerry=A0Leath) says:
I've been asked to make an American Girl Doll Trunk for a Christmas
present. I've already googled and can't seem to find a pattern. Anybody
have any ideas for me?
Well, if you know what one is, and can't find anything on one, how
would we be expected to? Anything especially different about one?
Plenty of chest/trunk plans out there. You could always make one,
and then call it an Americn Girl Doll Trunk. Or, modify one, and then
name it.
JOAT
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"Gerry Leath" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I've been asked to make an American Girl Doll Trunk for a Christmas
present.
> I've already googled and can't seem to find a pattern. Anybody have any
> ideas for me? Thanks!
>
> Gerry
I've made all sorts of doll sized things for my grand daughters. The doll
is 18" so I use 20" inside for beds, cradles, etc. If you want to scale the
chest to the "official" AGD size, it should probably be about 10" long and
cost much more than it is worth. I made the girls a chest that is 24" long
and they were very happy with them.
Anything you make will be superior to anything AG sells.
Ed
"Gerry Leath" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Thanks for all the ideas!
>
Gerry,
You can see a couple of doll sized things on my web page. They may give you
some ideas as to what will work. I have other photos and other items also.
I'm finishing up a few hammocks in time for Christmas.
Aside from the chest that I made from birch plywood and jatoba trim,
everything else is just plain old pine.
Ed
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Thanks for all the ideas!
"Gerry Leath" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I've been asked to make an American Girl Doll Trunk for a Christmas
present.
> I've already googled and can't seem to find a pattern. Anybody have any
> ideas for me? Thanks!
>
> Gerry
>
>
On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 12:06:34 -0500, Gerry Leath <[email protected]> wrote:
> I've been asked to make an American Girl Doll Trunk for a Christmas present.
> I've already googled and can't seem to find a pattern. Anybody have any
> ideas for me? Thanks!
>
Their website should have pictures and overall outside dimensions. The
rest can be estimated "close enough" from the pictures, knowing the
approximate height of the dolls.
I'm not certain how to deal with the shelves. Card stock maybe?
On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 12:06:34 -0500, "Gerry Leath" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I've been asked to make an American Girl Doll Trunk for a Christmas present.
It's a box. Got shelves in.
I don't see "American Girl" as being much help here. They make these
things by the truckload, you're doing a one-off. Techniques like
die-stamping just aren't going to help you.
If it were me, I'd kidnap a doll for sizing (winter sports holiday in
Lapland) and then make one from corrugated cardboard. Get the sizes
right first.
Then I'd adjust the fence on the bandsaw nice and square, and set to
with either 4mm MDF or thin birch plywood. Glued butt joints are
perfectly adequate for a closed box of this size, especially if you
put glue blocks in the main corners of the chest. The old trick of
making a sealed box, then bandsawing off the lid is also a good one.
Buy suitable fittings early on - doll's house makers have lots of
useful stuff (there's also a Usenet group for doll's houses). Watch
out for problems when adding a catch later, as you don't have enough
thickness to use woodscrews. Plan ahead and give thick edges which you
can use with small nuts and bolts. It's also worth designing it so
that any interior doors or drawers are clamped shut when the main lid
is closed, so you only need one catch for the whole piece.
Scanning fabrics or interior design magazines and printing up your own
lining paper is another useful trick.
As with any toy, check you can pick it up by the hinges and whirl it
round your head without damage.
PS - It's mid November. You already have No Time Left !
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