Dewayne Baker
02-16-2006, 10:19 PM
I have made a changing for our baby which is due in July. I busted this one out in just over a week as I wanted to get it finished before my surgery. Sorry no progress posts as I kept my nose to the grind stone on this one. I drew the plans myself but borrowed some of the design and shapes from a furniture set my wife wanted to order on line.
STOP!!!! I said I can build that stuff way better than that. But I want it to look like that she said. No problem I said.
Here's a pic of what she wanted and she has ordered a crib that matches this style as I don't have time to build everything.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-12/1115451/changingtableatwalmart.jpg
I call it the changing table that changes because after it has lived its brief life as a changing table it will be converted in to a 4 drawer chest. Beth wanted an open shelf design with one drawer like the pic. I wanted a chest of drawers so it would serve a functional purpose in its after life.
This was my solution. The front rail is removable paving the way for a solid top to be installed. At the same time I will build and install 3 more drawers and turn it in to a dresser. This shot demonstrates the lift off curved rail. I routed mortice's and glued tenons to the rail only and they just slip in to the face frame rail.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-12/1115451/HMWYK-Changingtable001.jpg
I convinced her to cancel an order on a matching dresser as I will build that when I recover from surgery.
Product info says (sturdy hard wood construction) then below it says made with pine and cam lock joinery. ...please.
How about Q sawn white oak, curly mahogany veneer with hand crafted purple heart pulls. Dado, mortise and tenon, biscuit and pocket screw joinery with a rude and crude finish. Toung and groove Frame & panel sides. 1/2" ply panels are cherry veneer on the interior. I finished the interior with shellac for a non stinky interior.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-12/1115451/CXXTK-Changingtable004.jpg
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-12/1115451/OJUKQ-Changingtable006.jpg
One little thing that bothers me is I don't really like the pulls. I posted my first pull design failure you may have read. out of disgust I just whipped these out on the drill press with a 2 1/8" forstner bit and a lot of sanding. I am considering making all new drawers with a different design when I build the remaining three. What do you think?
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-12/1115451/XEUIE-Changingtable013.jpg
Pardon me if I don't respond to your replies as I will be laid up in a hospital bed for a couple days. I will have my wife print your replies and bring them to me. I'll be back when I can.
Thanks for reading, sorry so long.
STOP!!!! I said I can build that stuff way better than that. But I want it to look like that she said. No problem I said.
Here's a pic of what she wanted and she has ordered a crib that matches this style as I don't have time to build everything.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-12/1115451/changingtableatwalmart.jpg
I call it the changing table that changes because after it has lived its brief life as a changing table it will be converted in to a 4 drawer chest. Beth wanted an open shelf design with one drawer like the pic. I wanted a chest of drawers so it would serve a functional purpose in its after life.
This was my solution. The front rail is removable paving the way for a solid top to be installed. At the same time I will build and install 3 more drawers and turn it in to a dresser. This shot demonstrates the lift off curved rail. I routed mortice's and glued tenons to the rail only and they just slip in to the face frame rail.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-12/1115451/HMWYK-Changingtable001.jpg
I convinced her to cancel an order on a matching dresser as I will build that when I recover from surgery.
Product info says (sturdy hard wood construction) then below it says made with pine and cam lock joinery. ...please.
How about Q sawn white oak, curly mahogany veneer with hand crafted purple heart pulls. Dado, mortise and tenon, biscuit and pocket screw joinery with a rude and crude finish. Toung and groove Frame & panel sides. 1/2" ply panels are cherry veneer on the interior. I finished the interior with shellac for a non stinky interior.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-12/1115451/CXXTK-Changingtable004.jpg
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-12/1115451/OJUKQ-Changingtable006.jpg
One little thing that bothers me is I don't really like the pulls. I posted my first pull design failure you may have read. out of disgust I just whipped these out on the drill press with a 2 1/8" forstner bit and a lot of sanding. I am considering making all new drawers with a different design when I build the remaining three. What do you think?
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-12/1115451/XEUIE-Changingtable013.jpg
Pardon me if I don't respond to your replies as I will be laid up in a hospital bed for a couple days. I will have my wife print your replies and bring them to me. I'll be back when I can.
Thanks for reading, sorry so long.