| The siding
was made from 1/4" by 3/4" by 10" white pine strips. A line was then
drawn on the strips down the center to mark the point at which the
first mill cut would be made. A stack of marked strips is shown
on the photograph to the right. One strip is already clamped in the
moving platform of the milling machine. |
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| The first cut
is made 1/8 inch deep, as shown. Once the correct depth is
determined, about 20 strips are then cut to this setting. The second
cut is a bevel cut set to the correct angle to lie flat against the
walls of the dollhouse shell. |
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| A number of
completed strips is shown on the right to illustrate how the siding
lies flat against the walls of the dollhouse. The finished strips are
then given two coats of white primer paint on the exposed sides but not
on the back side. Then corner posts and "water table" strips are
mounted to the sides of the dollhouse to align the siding. The hinges
were then covered with surgical tape and given two coats of primer
paint. The siding
was then mounted on the walls using "Goop" which, being tacky enough,
eliminates clamping. Finally the whole house was given two finishing
coats of Behr high gloss acrylic exterior white
paint, the same paint that was
used in restoring the real
house. |
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| This picture shows the south facing wall of the house. Eventually, a slide away porch will be made that will stand against the house beginning with the kitchen door to the left and running past the door to the dining room and as far to the right as the panel opening hinge shown right before the last window on the right. That last window is in the library. |
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| The west facing side of the house
is visible here. The indentations near the center of the photo show the
panel that opens to expose the pantry. The covered hinged side of
the opening is to the left. The viewing panel can be opened by placing
your fingers below the siding and giving a slight pull. Enough room to
do this is provided by the fact that the house overhangs the gray
painted foundation by close to an inch. |
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| Here is a close-up of the east
living room's first window facing north. |
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| Once again, the front chimneys are
shown as seen from the north. The window to the left is in the second
storey sitting room and the window to the right is in the master
bedroom. |
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| Details of the porch meeting the
house show the complex and exacting plans needed in each step of the
building process to allow the house to be assembled so that it appears
as one piece. |
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| In this photograph you can see the
way the east facing dormers were constructed so that the roof opens at
the base of the dormer allowing entrance to the second storey rooms.
Because of the overhang of the side porch, the two sides of the second
storey open slightly differently. |
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