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Sunday, February 1, 2015

Kage House - A Whole Lot of Staining Going On

Now that I have all these doors and windows, I was anxious to get started.



I have a couple of coats of black paint on the gate.  I may try to make it look a little more bronze?


I started with the doors, then the windows, then the window frames. The first coat isn't as dark as I would like it to be, but I will have to take a look at it after it dries.  I used a cherry finish, but perhaps I may have to go over it with mahogany.  I would like it to match the stain on the furniture.


My design is to glue the wooden grid ( upper right) on the outside of the house with a piece of clear plastic behind it.  On the interior of the house, I will glue the window frame ( upper left )

To read more about my Kage furniture collection click here


8 comments:

  1. Hello Troy,
    They looks just wonderful. The black painted door is gorgeous!
    Big hug,
    Giac

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  2. I really like what you are doing here. That gate is the best! I looked at the Kage furniture. Are there any markings. Seems I might have some of them in my stash somewhere.

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    1. Sadly, there are no markers on Kage. I think that I have almost every piece. I have my eyes out for a few that I am missing: A grandfather clock, a fold-up desk and I have seen a kitchen cupboard. There are a a few variations and different fabrics. Florine has a great collection on her blog here:http://my-vintage-dollhouses.blogspot.com/2014/02/kage-furniture-in-keystone-of-boston.html

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  3. Hey Troy.

    How sturdy is it ? brittle ? assuming its all wood


    Mario

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    1. Hi Mario, yes they are pretty delicate. I think next time I will use thicker wood.

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  4. Nice work Troy. So many great possibilities with laser cutting! I like that you're using double layers to give them some depth. The house will look great with these detailed doors and windows.

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  5. Is the house 3/4 scale to go with the furniture? Those windows are very elegant!

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    1. Yes 3/4 scale, but I have ended up making the rooms a little larger than originally planned. Each room is about 8" X 11" and 8" tall. Originally I was going to make the rooms 6" tall, but I felt like you couldn't see the back of each room with the low ceiling I am hoping for an Art Deco urban loft kind of feel

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