Help with Dollhouse Trim
So, as you’ve probably read, I’m in the middle of building the Pennsylvania Railroad Hunt Tower — although, it’s been pretty slow going.
I’m up to building the curved detail below the tower’s bay window and just realized that that detail can be perfectly reproduced using the wood trim used for doll houses. They have a trim available that is quarter round along the top but transitions down into a cove. Cutting that trim to 45-degree mitered ends and creating three sides of a “picture” frame with is exactly what’s on the tower.
My issue is that the trim is balsa and I’ve tried cutting the angles with a hobby saw and miter box, but the cuts aren’t clean. The balsa tends to splinter and flake apart along the cuts. I might get it close with this method, but the end result will be noticably “jagged” or just look like wood — wood in 1:1 scale.
So, I’ve thought about trying to cast the trim in resin where I can make clean cuts. Or, perhaps I can find the same molding in a harder wood or even in plastic.
Anyone have any ideas for either cutting this cleanly or know of trim like this made of alternative materials? The trim is 1/4″ which I’ll need to cut down to size before mitering.
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