Toy Mouse

Nothing special just a small wooden toy to my daughter. 

I had a huge trunk of cherry tree, which was cut out from the garden last year. After several hours of sawing, finally I cut out a small block, and started carving a mouse shape. With chisels I made some rough work, but most of the work made by using knifes. 

When finished the carving it was sanded to have a smooth surface. The noose, mustache and eyes were burned with a piece of red hot iron. 

Doll's bed

My daughter got a new a new toy doll for christmas. This inspired me to create a bed for the doll.

The sides and the legs are joined by a stub tenon joint. To create this type of joint was more difficult than I thought firstly.  The small legs can be cracked very easily. Anyway, lesson learned: no force at all should be used when working with small pieces of wood.

First test with the doll:

It does not have any varnishing, my wife will find out the final color or cover.