Paper thin wood: I just posted this site to the quarter scale group I belong to, but thought I should also post it here. Someone on that group had mentioned finding this extremely thin wood in a scrap-booking store, and, since I haven't seen this, I started searching the net for the manufacturer. Here it is, and I think this would have many uses for miniaturists!
http://www.lenderink.com/paperwood.htmThis is supposed to be very flat and stable real wood, and, paper thin.

Kaye in L.A.

Leather: http://www.marybearsminis.com/MaryBear.html Mary Aycock a.k.a. MaryBear sells a wide variety of leather. I know her through several other mini groups, and she is a doll.

Karen

Leather: Looking for the thinnest leather. Here is the source: Al Chandronnait, 19 Winnhaven Drive, Hudson, NH 63051, Phone: 603- 882-6392. No web site or E-mail available.

Mary Eccher

Thin Leather: Glove leather works very well, and you may be able to find leather gloves at thrift stores or flea markets. By the way, Dolls & Miniatures magazine has lots of hints in each issue, and one of the hints was to "sand" the back of thicker leather with a good quality emery board to make it thinner. I tried it and it is so fast and easy!! The only difficult part is to try to be sure to thin it evenly over the whole piece and watch it carefully because it thins out fast!

Viola Williams

Fading Printables: if you go to this site, you can obtain a wealth of information on papers and inks that will resist fading (some for over 100 years). http://www.tssphoto.com/sp/dg/index.html

Tom Berkner

Dollhouse Plans: Don't know if anyone has mentioned this before, but in the October 2001 issue of Weekend Woodcrafts there is a plan for a dollhouse. I have always built my houses from kits so I was excited to find this simple pattern. Bought 1/4" particle board and took it over to my father's house on Thursday (he has a table saw, I do not). Cute 3 story house that I have plans on improving on. Went to Hobby Lobby and bought Houseworks windows and doors. I didn't like the ones in the pattern. Now I am ready to cut the holes and assemble the shell. We cut the base large enough so that I can landscape it. Check out this magazine if you get a chance.

Jennifer-Thornton, CO

Hunting/Fishing Cabin: Hope some ideas from my hunting lodge help. A plain metal bed, fireplace and old cook stove. Dogs, cards, gun rack and guns, metal coffee pot, beer cans, (oh those boys) darts, duck decoy, boots, pheasant, thermos, binoculars, braided rug, cans of chili, fishing rod, mounted fish. Once you get started the ideas keep on coming.

Nance in Ohio

Fishing Cabin:

Rods and reels
Tackle box or fishing creel
Fish Net
Lantern
Flashlight
Ladder back, cane bottom chairs
Franklin stove or fireplace
Wood supply
Fishing magazines (brief glimpse of a girly mag or two adds a bit of reality.)
Waders and muddy boots
Fishing hat with hooks/lures
Ratty woven or braided rug
Metal cot with striped mattress
Plank shelves on the wall filled with boxed and canned
food (Spam, baked beans, crackers)
Old radio
Fish plaque
Metalware dishes
Beer cans / soft drink cans
Cooler
Old fisherman :-)

Reva

Fishing Cabin: Didn't see anybody include - - - Open ice box filled with basic essentials: beer, worms, limburger, crickets, headache bags (ice bags for hangovers), dough bait, and more beer. Fly tying box set up with a nice clutter of threads, feathers, furs, hooks, and all the standard tools and perhaps a tier's manual of patterns. Two open boxes: A terribly haphazard suit case and perfectly ordered tackle box, rubber waders, felt shoes, landing net, creel vest with - sheepskin patch for flies, clippers and hemostat on tethers, patch pockets stuffed with treasures, fishing hat with attached magnifying glass. Note that paraphernalia is a mixture from two different 'classes" of piscator: Bait bum and gentleman fly fisher - the characters could make a fantastic odd couple. Books on the orange crate book shelf must include the works of Ed Zern and Pat McMannus not to mention Isaak Walton's "Complete Angler". Orvis catalog for the fly fisher and a vintage Esquire for the bait snagger. The miniature Coleman Lanterns available with tiny batteries on a key ring are fairly good for 1" scale. Remember that some of the vintage white gas lanterns were red rather than green. Dress up with a bit of rust and perhaps a dent or two. A familiar sight in the evening could be a disassembled lantern or fishing reel on the "dining" table using a sheet of newspaper only to keep from loosing small parts amid the mess. Any W.C. in this man's sanctuary may guiltlessly have the seat and lid up. Any shaving kit on the shelf will have accumulated dust and cobwebs. Meals are appropriately served with a fork - - - in the fry pan. Dinner and breakfast are identical except substitute bacon with fresh fish in the P.M. Lunch is served in the VanCamps can - - - - opened and provided with a fork. On Sundays add a side of teeny weenies.

Mel K.

Fishing Cabin: There has been a discussion about a fishing cabin and I have a bunch of fishing stuff which may fit in. The page with the items is: http://www.spminiatures.com/fishing.htm

Carol