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   PlaneWood | Sep 18, 2003 08:12am | #1

   Well, i've made 3 cradles from scratch for my granddaughters and after the 1st two learned to go to buy the pad first.    After that, it's simple - just build around the pad! 

   also, each subsequent cradle was simpler than the previous one.  The last one disassembled with 12 screws for flat storage.

   PlaneWood by Mike_in_Katy (maker of fine sawdust!)
   PlaneWood

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   alanplanesaw | Sep 18, 2003 02:09pm | #3

   Mike,

   I appreciate the idea about the pad.  Makes sense.

   Alan

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   PlaneWood | Sep 18, 2003 09:02pm | #4

   Alan -

   Here's the 3rd cradle I built.  The 2nd one was about the same except it had solid cherry insert panels on the ends.  Last two were all cherry and the 1st was all mahogany.

   PlaneWood by Mike_in_Katy (maker of fine sawdust!)PlaneWood

   
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   alanplanesaw | Sep 19, 2003 03:28am | #5

   Mike,

   Looks great.  Does the baby come with the set of plans?

   And the cradle looks fairly straight forward as far as construction.  Any particularly challenging parts to making it?

   Thanks,

   Alan - planesaw

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   PlaneWood | Sep 19, 2003 03:42am | #6

   No!  U can't have my baby!  Thats my newest granddaughter, Victoria Marie.

   Make sure the holes drilled for the spindle's are all the same depth and that the spindle ends slide easily in and out of the holes before trying to assemble.  After assembly, a little super glue can be put around the edges of the spindle ends to keep them from moving.  The super glue will wick into the gaps and, with care, you won't get any on the outside  that might show through the stain. 

   Eventho I used Cherry lumber, I did use a cherry stain (Old Master Penetrating Cherry stain).

   PlaneWood by Mike_in_Katy (maker of fine sawdust!)PlaneWood

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   bakesale1 | Sep 19, 2003 11:25pm | #7

   Very nice work. 

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   johnhardy | Sep 18, 2003 08:28am | #2

   I just finished (well, in June) two rocking cradles for friends who were having their first children. My own two boys are 30ish and I didn't get into WWing until after they were born. Anyway, it's my own design and worked out quite well. If you send me your snail mail address via e-mail I'll send you a measured drawing. And I didn't worry about the pad ... I just went to the store and had them cut some foam in the general size, and I fine tuned it when I got ready to finish the beast. I covered the foam with the plastic table covering fabric you can buy (to keep it waterproof), and my wife put together a terry cloth cover, sort of like a pillow case.

   My design is really a piece of furniture ... not meant to be taken apart. I'll post pictures as soon as my son gets me the jpegs (I don't have a digitat camera).

   John

   PS - my e-mail is [email protected]

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   ron61 | Sep 20, 2003 12:46am | #8

   Check here

   http://store.yahoo.com/plansnow/cradle.html

   I built one from Maple last year I changed the stand a little. also they have a Crib  & Rocking Horse plan.

   I have downloaded several of their plans but on the Cradle I bought the plan packet for the pattens.

   I think you can get the spindles from them or Rockler if you do not have a Lathe- I turned my own.

   Also I have had no trouble with their dimensions but you always need to check them " lay it out" before you start cutting.

   Ron 

   Who Ever Has The Biggest Pile Of Tools When You Die Wins

   
   

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   alanplanesaw | Sep 20, 2003 01:08am | #9

   Thanks.  That plan is the concept we are looking for.  May change some of the decorative aspects of it, but structurally and functionally it is what we are looking for.

   Appreciate your recommendation.

   Alan -- planesaw