Robert Goodwin
03-22-2004, 9:51 AM
I started this cradle about 6 months ago when some friends of ours told us the news that they were expecting their first. It was a long road to get to this point for them, and my wife and I wanted to do something special for them.
I started looking around at plans for cradles and did not find what I was looking for. I enjoy designing my own plans but was little hesitant with all of the safety concerns. I did a little research on the safety aspects of cradles and cribs and decided to just draw up some of my own sketches.
The following is what came out of my head. It is my second real furniture project. I have been building some shop stuff and doing a little trim carpentry for the house for the past couple of years, so it was nice to get working on a project that was going to get used somewhere other then the shop.
http://users.cableaz.com/~rgoodwin/Cradle1.jpg
The wood is cherry and maple with a BLO followed by shellac finish. This was the first time I tried for a gloss finish and was happy with the results. Note to self: Do not store your dry flakes in your garage when living in the desert. I ended up with a glob of gooey shellac that would never dissolve. What made is worse is that I have a small fridge in the garage and never thought to put them in there. Anyway, an emergency trip to HD had me trying Zizzners(sp?) and I was happy with the product. I made sure the date on the can was from this century.
The following is the leg detail that I “borrowed:” from some of Maloof’s designs. I have fallen in love with his furniture style and tried to emulate his cradle leg detail. Still no matter how many times I redrew it, I was unable to get the “light” feeling his design has. Oh well , maybe next time.
http://users.cableaz.com/~rgoodwin/Cradle2.jpg
The following are a few other angles of the cradle.
http://users.cableaz.com/~rgoodwin/Cradle3.jpg
http://users.cableaz.com/~rgoodwin/Cradle4.jpg
http://users.cableaz.com/~rgoodwin/Cradle5.jpg
I learned A LOT on this project and had a blast building it. I love seeing what all of you do when you post pictures, so I figured I’d share my latest with you. I would not have been able to finish it on time If it wasn’t for the help of you creekers.
THANK YOU!
I started looking around at plans for cradles and did not find what I was looking for. I enjoy designing my own plans but was little hesitant with all of the safety concerns. I did a little research on the safety aspects of cradles and cribs and decided to just draw up some of my own sketches.
The following is what came out of my head. It is my second real furniture project. I have been building some shop stuff and doing a little trim carpentry for the house for the past couple of years, so it was nice to get working on a project that was going to get used somewhere other then the shop.
http://users.cableaz.com/~rgoodwin/Cradle1.jpg
The wood is cherry and maple with a BLO followed by shellac finish. This was the first time I tried for a gloss finish and was happy with the results. Note to self: Do not store your dry flakes in your garage when living in the desert. I ended up with a glob of gooey shellac that would never dissolve. What made is worse is that I have a small fridge in the garage and never thought to put them in there. Anyway, an emergency trip to HD had me trying Zizzners(sp?) and I was happy with the product. I made sure the date on the can was from this century.
The following is the leg detail that I “borrowed:” from some of Maloof’s designs. I have fallen in love with his furniture style and tried to emulate his cradle leg detail. Still no matter how many times I redrew it, I was unable to get the “light” feeling his design has. Oh well , maybe next time.
http://users.cableaz.com/~rgoodwin/Cradle2.jpg
The following are a few other angles of the cradle.
http://users.cableaz.com/~rgoodwin/Cradle3.jpg
http://users.cableaz.com/~rgoodwin/Cradle4.jpg
http://users.cableaz.com/~rgoodwin/Cradle5.jpg
I learned A LOT on this project and had a blast building it. I love seeing what all of you do when you post pictures, so I figured I’d share my latest with you. I would not have been able to finish it on time If it wasn’t for the help of you creekers.
THANK YOU!