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Traditional Style Doors, Gates or Horse Jump Supports in Several Scales

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Make Traditional Stable Doors or Gates In Scale - Hinged With Fabric Hinges
The finished model horse stable doors with their fabric hinges will stand up to a lot of use.

The finished model horse stable doors with their fabric hinges will stand up to a lot of use.

Photo copyright 2010 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

The traditional style stable doors shown here are easy to make from thin craft wood or illustration board or bookboard. As these doors are designed to fit on a model horse stable for a child, the doors are hinged with fabric hinges, an easy technique that can be used for many other models where hinges in scale don't have the strength to support the door.

These doors were designed to fit the simple scale stable designed to fit in a break away box. They can easily be made larger or smaller following the technique shown here. The doors are also traditionally used in a narrower form beside horse jumps.

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