Joe Unni
01-26-2008, 3:13 PM
Hey all,
I haven't posted for a while (details coming soon), but here is my latest project. A baby cradle for my sister in-law's first. The cradle was completed in time for the Jan 6th shower and she loved it. And wouldn't you know Emma Rose was born 1 week later. She wasn't even due until the first week of February! Mom, dad and baby are doing well.
The cradle was a significantly modified version of a plan I found on the web some 8 years ago.
Wood: quarter sawn curly white oak with African mahogany corner posts and center slats.
Joinery: 88 mortises (thankfully I've a bench top mortiser), basket corners were joined with glue, screws and plugs (time was a factor), the stretcher between the verticals has threaded inserts to accomodate knock down fasteners
Details: the profile on the verticals was done with a combination of router bits and hand shaping, the plugs on the long sides of the basket are white oak taken from old flooring from the house my sister in-law she grew up in.
Finish: 2 coats Watco Danish Oil Natural, brown paper bagged in between coats followed by a coat of antique mahogany wax (not planned, but I tried it on a test and it made the curl pop) and then a coat of clear wax.
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Any and all comments are welcome.
Thanks for looking,
-joe
I haven't posted for a while (details coming soon), but here is my latest project. A baby cradle for my sister in-law's first. The cradle was completed in time for the Jan 6th shower and she loved it. And wouldn't you know Emma Rose was born 1 week later. She wasn't even due until the first week of February! Mom, dad and baby are doing well.
The cradle was a significantly modified version of a plan I found on the web some 8 years ago.
Wood: quarter sawn curly white oak with African mahogany corner posts and center slats.
Joinery: 88 mortises (thankfully I've a bench top mortiser), basket corners were joined with glue, screws and plugs (time was a factor), the stretcher between the verticals has threaded inserts to accomodate knock down fasteners
Details: the profile on the verticals was done with a combination of router bits and hand shaping, the plugs on the long sides of the basket are white oak taken from old flooring from the house my sister in-law she grew up in.
Finish: 2 coats Watco Danish Oil Natural, brown paper bagged in between coats followed by a coat of antique mahogany wax (not planned, but I tried it on a test and it made the curl pop) and then a coat of clear wax.
80107
80108
80109
80110
80111
Any and all comments are welcome.
Thanks for looking,
-joe