Custom American Girl Doll Bunk Beds Part 2

Here are a few pictures of the completion of the bunk beds. At the end of the post are a few photos of the beds with finish on them. One advantage to using French Polish for a finish on children's toys is that it is the safest finish for children. In fact, the largest use of shellac in the world is for the food industry.

Gluing the bed supports on the side rails.The Ladder gluing up.The beds completed ans sanded ready for finish.The bed disassembled during the finishing process.The completed beds.

Custom American Girl Doll Bunk Beds

About a month ago I sent an email to my customers to see if anyone was interested in custom objects like turnings or carvings for Christmas. One of the responses was from a customer who wanted some bunk beds made for her daughters American Girl Doll. Below are some photos of the process of making the beds. I decided to build them out of Locust which is a local hard wood.The inner measurements for the beds are roughly 8" x 18". I will post a second post when they are completed.

Here is a photo of the board I used for the parts before it was milled.

Gluing up the boards that will become the head board and foot board.The various parts milled and cut to size.Gluing up the head boards and foot boards.The frames for the beds assembled.Like real beds the rails will be detachable from the head and foot boards.The beds in bunk positions.