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My New Buy..

My New Buy..

May 23, 2011

Amazing Miniatures Post Yep, you know you’re a miniaturist when getting tools for mini making excites you. The most recent buy for me is a 6 inch digital caliper by Cen-Tech. I purchased it at Harbor Freight Tools near my home. I found this company when I was looking into purchasing a small table saw and was informed that ...

Midwest Products Easy Cutter Ultimate

Midwest Products Easy Cutter Ultimate

February 26, 2011

Amazing Miniatures Post Out of all the wood suppliers I’ve used, I found the basswood sheets from Midwest Products to be my favorite. The cuts seem to be cleaner and I don’t have to do as much work to get rid of the fuzzies from the wood. If you plan on buying from the Midwest Products site, I recommend signing up for thei...

Rotary Tool for Miniature Making

Rotary Tool for Miniature Making

December 23, 2009

I just purchased a rotary tool in hopes that it will help out with the detail work when building my dollhouse. Sorry, but I have nothing new on the progress of the Coventry Cottage. I still wanted to update this blog about the fact that I just bought a rotary tool manufactured by Black & Decker. This should really help cut down the time on sanding and cutting the wood pieces! Any suggestions for other kinds ...