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1. 
   darbywoods | Apr 09, 2004 04:31pm | #1

   i have one that was used for my wife and her sisters.  the setup is on the post  there are threaded ibolts  with a nut on the front and 2 on the back to hold it in place. on the cradle there is a s hook to hold it in place.   has worked for over 40 years this way, but i do not know how they build them now.  I do not know if this is up to the current day standards and i take no liablility on if you use this.

   have fun building the cradle.

   David

   http://WWW.darbynwoods.com

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   PlaneWood | Apr 09, 2004 08:08pm | #2

   I used  1" hardwood dowels (cherry) as the 'bearings'.  Put turned knobs on each end using screws.  Also had two 1/8" thick hardwood washers between the cradle and the post so that the cradle wouldn't scrape the post as it rocked. 

   The 3 cradles I built were made to be disassembled so they could be stored, say, under a bed when not in use.  3 months is about all any one child will use one. 

   PlaneWood by Mike_in_Katy (maker of fine sawdust!)
   PlaneWood