Custom Furniture

Thanks, guys. There are heaps of furniture plans on the net that can easily be scaled downwards for miniature projects.

GubernatorFan wrote:The picnic table/bench is just perfect. I'd say the effort was well worth it, but that is really for you to say. The result is great. I do like the circular table a lot. Obviously a much more "finished" piece of furniture. But is the round base practical (stable)?

Thanks. I am happy with the way they turned out but the picnic table took way too long to make - probably close to 30 hours all up. I had to individually lathe around sixty lengths of wood. The next one will use lengths of commercial dowel alternated with the manually-turned ones. The dowels will speed up the process and the lathed sticks will maintain the rustic look.

The round base on the card table is much more stable than I thought it would be.

I love the picnic table! Now all you need is a BBQ and a nice sunny day and you’ve the makings of a perfect 1/6th scale picnic lunch!

Happy there is at least a partial a solution to the time-consuming aspect of the picnic table/bench. And that the pretty table is stable.

I somehow missed the new circular table — looks great, Dan. I like it better than the square top as well. Now you need to make a Baccarat table for Sean to sit at.

Here is another one. This one is made from regular planks of wood. Only took three hours rather than thirty. I messed around with weathering and think it turned out ok.

That looks wonderful!

thats really cool!

It looks great, Dan. Glad it took you 10 times less time!

It does look great.

That’s a fantastic picnic table — and the weathering and stain are top notch. Very cool.

Some really lovely furniture, specially those picnic benches.