Carving tools; One company that makes miniature carving tools is Dockyard.

Woodcraft Supply carries them on page 17 of their catalog. 800-225-1153 . . . No web site. Good company. . . . I use them often.

Pete Boorum

Catalog reference: I would recommend the catalog from The Dollhouse Factory, 157 Main Street, P. O. Box 456, Lebanon, NJ 08833, phone (908) 236 7899. Her new one is hopefully coming out in a month or two but the old one is still valid. 118 pages full of stuff, mostly DIY and building materials,also dollhouse and furniture kits, dolls, miniatures and books. Mostly 1" scale, but some 1/2" scale. It also has lots of tips and is written with a sense of humour. My copy is very battered as I use it for a reference book, both for what is available and for pricing things up on eBay. She does mail order.

Wendy in Clinton, NJ

Flock wallpaper: I sell flocked wallpaper in two designs both in green and red through my website. http://www.littlebylittle. co. uk

Karon Storer

Downloadable Dollhouse Plans: The MaryKay is ready! The latest design from DollHouseDesigns. COM has been released (and the web pages updated). This open-back doll house features a 2 story bay window, 2 wide porches, double pitch hip roof, dormer and a step-down 2nd bedroom. The 9 ft. ceilings in the living room and formal dining room allow plenty of room for chandeliers, ceiling borders and window treatments.

The PlanSet is 28 pages (PDF) of cut patterns, assembly andconstruction details - all CAD drafted and color enhanced. http://DollHouseDesigns. com

Jon Lash

African American dolls:

Glenda Hooker:yvelle@earthlink. net

Bill Hudson

Making 0. 75 -1 mm dowels: Cut off one of the tapered ends of the round tooth pick and place it in the chuck of a drill and then sand down to the thickness you require.

DrBob. . . Delray Beach, FL.

Wood doweling: In MicroMark catalog they sell a "Jewelers Draw Plate. , that makes doweling under 1/16" in diameter, this may be just what your looking for .

Alice Prosky

Plastic Brick Sheets: I use Liquid Nails or Weldbond and tape the sheets in place until the glue sets.

Sally Cook-Thomas

Perma Grit. I bought a Perma Grit block a couple of weeks ago, very useful. They also do various files and flexible abrasive strips which can be bent to any shape and would be useful for sanding profiles. They have a web site here. http://www. permagrit.com/

The Perma Grit block isn't really suitable for getting into tight corners, its main use would be for sanding flat surfaces. I've just been using mine this morning for sanding smooth seats after they've been cut with the bandsaw, it removes the saw marks very quickly.

They do a flexible strip though which might be useful. It's a thin steel strip with the grit bonded to it which can be cut and bent to your own requirements. You could make up your own sanding blocks using this. Cut a piece of wood to any shape you want and bend and glue the strip to it. Or for getting into tight corners you could glue two pieces onto a block at right angles or any other angle that you might want. You could make up your own sanding blocks any size and shape you want this way. I would suggest the fine grit for miniatures, I bought a fine and a course one but I think the course one might be a bit too course.

Colin Bird

Moss: To adhere your moss, just apply a little tacky glue with a small paintbrush where you want it to stick. When dry, spray a little cheap hair spray on it.

Sloan