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Crib
3 commentsThis is the first crib that I attempted. It is made out of mahogany with a wipe on poly finish. The front separates into two removable fences so that the crib can also...
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San Diego guild show shines again
The San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association put on another great woodworking expo at the Del Mar County Fairgrounds this year.
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Red Oak Shaker Baby Cradle
1 commentI obtained a book entitled The American Shakers and Their Furniture, copyright 1971, published by John G. Shea. When our first grandchild was on his way, I decided to make a family heirloom to...
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Shaker oval boxes and other furniture
Everything made is of Shaker inspired design. I have made many Shaker pieces over the years. Oval boxes are made of various domestic and exotic woods.
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Heirloom Bassinet
Here is a Bassinet I designed and built for my daughter. I took inspiration from Jim Schmidt's cradle featured in the October 2008 FW readers gallery. It is constructed of Mississippi Swamp Ash...
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Shaker cherry cradle
9 commentsCradle is made of solid cherry, finished with mixture of tung oil, boiled linseed oil and varnish. Corners are a compound angle of 11 degrees, joined by handcut dovetails. Edges of sides and rockers...
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"Align View" - a Little Known, but Handy Function
I don't use it that often, but when I do the "Align View" function is very helpful. It comes in handy when I'm making a full-size template of a component's details. In the case of the 18th C Childs...
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An 18th C Child's Cradle - Handling Difficult Shapes and Angles
1 commentLast week I attended the Colonial Williamsburg Conference, "Working Wood in the 18th Century. Covering the subject - Bedroom Furniture - I found this conference very educational and valuable...
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newborn cradle
I built this cradle when the first grandchild was announced on my father's side of the family. It is made entirely of wood with no metal anywhere. All the grandchildren slept in it, even if only for...
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Granddaughters Crib
4 commentsSleigh Crib is made out of walnut and rift walnut veneers. The rosette carvings were a purchased item. The finish is dye stains and laquer.
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Colonial Doll Cradle
1 commentI built one of these cradles for our grandaughter Madeline two years ago. When the other littles ones saw it, I knew I was committed to building more. This year 3 little girls will receive...
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Baby Cradles for My Wife and two sisters
2 commentsMy wife and two sisters are either pregnant or recently had babies. It's always easier to build things in bulk. These are glyder cradles. The glyder hardware is home made. I...
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doll cradle
This is a pendulum doll cradle which was made by scaling down dimensions of a baby cradle and then making adjustments, such as changing wood thicknesses, replacing dowels with slats, and modification...
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Lisa's Crib
2 commentsThis is a dutch companies design that I saw on the net. The project starts as a bassinette and when Lisa gets older side rails are added and the bottom drops down to make a crib.
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Hickory Cradle
Hickory Cradle that breaks down for storage for new grandson Tej . Modified from a design in Wood Magazine.
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Breakdown Cradle in Maple
2 commentsThis was my first non-kit woodworking project I made for my wife's best friend back in 2004. She lived in a fairly small apartment at the time and I knew space was an issue. I modified...
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Cradle in Maple, Ash and Cypress
2 commentsInspired by Fine Woodworking gallery picture I saw by Timothy Clark I embarked on a much simpler rendition. I had alot of furniture to make and I didn't want to spend alot of time on the cradle...
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