To Make the Baby House/Front Opening Dolls House Doors you will need:
- Baltic Birch Plywood The townhouse doors shown used the remainder of the wood laid out in the Baby House Case Plan. If you are fitting doors to a different design, you will need enough 3/8 or 1/2 inch Baltic Birch Plywood to fit across the front of your house, plus a cutting allowance. You could also use MDF or good both sides plywood.
- Table Saw to cut the pieces to size. If you don't have a table saw you may be able to arrange for a lumberyard to cut the pieces for you.
- Overlay or Cranked Door Hinges The case built for the baby house requires two sets of overlay hinges sized to fit the wood you are using. I used half inch hinges to fit the 1/2 inch plywood. Overlay hinges have a cranked cabinet leaf so all screws can be driven cross grain. They are available from dolls house supplies or cabinet making suppliers. www.leevalley.com sell them as part 00H58)
- Birch Edging Tape to finish the edges of the plywood doors and the exposed plywood edges on the door and window surrounds, iron on wood edging tape was used.
- Iron to apply edging tape.
- Sharp box cutting knife to trim iron on edge banding after it is applied.
- Carpenters Glue to glue case together.
- Dollhouse Doors and Windows I used a door from Dijon and standard Georgian Windows, available from many dolls house suppliers. The windows were chosen to suit a plain house front, as well as to allow a child clear views into the spaces inside.
- Power Jigsaw to cut window and door openings.
- Sharp Chisel to cut recesses for the door hinges.
- Sanding Block or power sander.
- Sandpaper Use a finishing grade paper (180 or higher) Baltic birch plywood will need little sanding.
- Fine Steel Wool to prepare the wood for finish and to sand the finish between coats.
- Wood Finish of your choice. I will use a clear polyurethane varnish to show off the wood.
