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Red Oak Crib

I started this project when we found out we were expecting our first kid. After shopping and not finding anything I liked for the money so I set out to design my own. I wanted a crib that could be broke down and stored when not in use. I bought roughsawn red oak from a local mill an hour from my house.

There were a couple things I tried in this project I have never tried before design wise. After trying them, some of those expiriments will not happen again. I tried to make it all part of the learing process. If you have any coments that I could have done better please let me know. Good or bad, I am almost done, but I will definately incorporate any feedback into my future projects.

Here are the initial concept sketchs:
Electricity Whiteboard Font Rectangle Parallel


Rectangle Triangle Mesh Pet supply Art


The basis of the design is four pannels, front, back and 2 side pieces that would break down.
The side pannels insert into the front and back by tennon joints and screws.
The corner pieces were lock mitered and support the cross bars that were also mortised.

Expiriment 1: Instead of mortising a slot for each slat I though it might be easier if the upper and lower cross bars were two pieces each and then I routed a cut out for each slat. I didn't have a good mortise set up. The idea had its bonuses, but I don't think I will do this again. For one I don't think the integrity is there if the bar ever decides to split. Secondly even through I didn't have to clean and fit each slat, It was a little difficult to glue the back piece of the bar on. I hope the pictures explain this.

Routing the top and bottom cross bar with a homemade jig. It will keep consistent and adjustable width, depth, and length of cuts.
Automotive tire Motor vehicle Gas Machine tool Engineering


All the pre cut pieces
Building Wood Naval architecture Engineering Stairs


Clamping the slats into the cross bars, another piece would be glued over this 'sandwiching' the slats, again, probably wouldn't have done this in hind-sight
Building Stairs Wood Engineering Shelving


The feet may have been the easiest to build. Their design is a chopped off pyramid with a cove cut and squared bottom. Here is a good place to get the angles right, that may have been the trickiest bit: http://jansson.us/jcompound.html

The feet were made of the four pieces, one shown on my table saw with a poor mans cove jig.
Wood Flooring Floor Rectangle Hardwood


The pieces were glued together, I inserted a cap in the top and squared the bottom on the table saw.
Wood Machine tool Tool Gas Machine


The most detail probably went into running the rail and moulding along the front and back. I tried a few methods and finally settled on the one below for mounting the bend moulding to the crib.

The Rails were steam bent then clamped straigt to the front and back curves, cured for a week then trimmed to fit. I also used small biscuits to help with durability. I can see some kid hanging off of it in the future.
front:
Wood Hardwood Gas Composite material Beam

Wood Wood stain Plank Hardwood Flooring


back:
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Lumber Landscape

Wood Natural material Wood stain Hardwood Plank


For the Moulding, I wanted single pieces, didn't want to carve and wanted to bend it in hopes of preserving the look of the grain. The problem I was facing was having to bend the moulding laterally.
To star I matched my desired profile (shown right) with two wider pieces that when matched up and trimmed will be identical to my moulding.
Wood Line Bumper Table Automotive exterior


These pieces were steam bent and placed in moulds. I made these moulds a bit more extreme than my desired curve to account for spring back and because of the 'S' type turn.
Wood Tool Gas Engineering Machine


Then they were trimmed to match the profile:
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Automotive exterior Plank


Here are the final pieces before I finish them:
Wood Wood stain Floor Hardwood Gas


Assembled
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Pet supply Baluster


And the front being sprayed, I have one more coat and will post finished pictures when done (probably a week out, something about work being in the way)
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Flooring Varnish
 

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#2 ·
Red Oak Crib

I started this project when we found out we were expecting our first kid. After shopping and not finding anything I liked for the money so I set out to design my own. I wanted a crib that could be broke down and stored when not in use. I bought roughsawn red oak from a local mill an hour from my house.

There were a couple things I tried in this project I have never tried before design wise. After trying them, some of those expiriments will not happen again. I tried to make it all part of the learing process. If you have any coments that I could have done better please let me know. Good or bad, I am almost done, but I will definately incorporate any feedback into my future projects.

Here are the initial concept sketchs:
Electricity Whiteboard Font Rectangle Parallel


Rectangle Triangle Mesh Pet supply Art


The basis of the design is four pannels, front, back and 2 side pieces that would break down.
The side pannels insert into the front and back by tennon joints and screws.
The corner pieces were lock mitered and support the cross bars that were also mortised.

Expiriment 1: Instead of mortising a slot for each slat I though it might be easier if the upper and lower cross bars were two pieces each and then I routed a cut out for each slat. I didn't have a good mortise set up. The idea had its bonuses, but I don't think I will do this again. For one I don't think the integrity is there if the bar ever decides to split. Secondly even through I didn't have to clean and fit each slat, It was a little difficult to glue the back piece of the bar on. I hope the pictures explain this.

Routing the top and bottom cross bar with a homemade jig. It will keep consistent and adjustable width, depth, and length of cuts.
Automotive tire Motor vehicle Gas Machine tool Engineering


All the pre cut pieces
Building Wood Naval architecture Engineering Stairs


Clamping the slats into the cross bars, another piece would be glued over this 'sandwiching' the slats, again, probably wouldn't have done this in hind-sight
Building Stairs Wood Engineering Shelving


The feet may have been the easiest to build. Their design is a chopped off pyramid with a cove cut and squared bottom. Here is a good place to get the angles right, that may have been the trickiest bit: http://jansson.us/jcompound.html

The feet were made of the four pieces, one shown on my table saw with a poor mans cove jig.
Wood Flooring Floor Rectangle Hardwood


The pieces were glued together, I inserted a cap in the top and squared the bottom on the table saw.
Wood Machine tool Tool Gas Machine


The most detail probably went into running the rail and moulding along the front and back. I tried a few methods and finally settled on the one below for mounting the bend moulding to the crib.

The Rails were steam bent then clamped straigt to the front and back curves, cured for a week then trimmed to fit. I also used small biscuits to help with durability. I can see some kid hanging off of it in the future.
front:
Wood Hardwood Gas Composite material Beam

Wood Wood stain Plank Hardwood Flooring


back:
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Lumber Landscape

Wood Natural material Wood stain Hardwood Plank


For the Moulding, I wanted single pieces, didn't want to carve and wanted to bend it in hopes of preserving the look of the grain. The problem I was facing was having to bend the moulding laterally.
To star I matched my desired profile (shown right) with two wider pieces that when matched up and trimmed will be identical to my moulding.
Wood Line Bumper Table Automotive exterior


These pieces were steam bent and placed in moulds. I made these moulds a bit more extreme than my desired curve to account for spring back and because of the 'S' type turn.
Wood Tool Gas Engineering Machine


Then they were trimmed to match the profile:
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Automotive exterior Plank


Here are the final pieces before I finish them:
Wood Wood stain Floor Hardwood Gas


Assembled
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Pet supply Baluster


And the front being sprayed, I have one more coat and will post finished pictures when done (probably a week out, something about work being in the way)
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Flooring Varnish
Another great build! That baby is lucky
 

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#3 ·
Red Oak Crib

I started this project when we found out we were expecting our first kid. After shopping and not finding anything I liked for the money so I set out to design my own. I wanted a crib that could be broke down and stored when not in use. I bought roughsawn red oak from a local mill an hour from my house.

There were a couple things I tried in this project I have never tried before design wise. After trying them, some of those expiriments will not happen again. I tried to make it all part of the learing process. If you have any coments that I could have done better please let me know. Good or bad, I am almost done, but I will definately incorporate any feedback into my future projects.

Here are the initial concept sketchs:
Electricity Whiteboard Font Rectangle Parallel


Rectangle Triangle Mesh Pet supply Art


The basis of the design is four pannels, front, back and 2 side pieces that would break down.
The side pannels insert into the front and back by tennon joints and screws.
The corner pieces were lock mitered and support the cross bars that were also mortised.

Expiriment 1: Instead of mortising a slot for each slat I though it might be easier if the upper and lower cross bars were two pieces each and then I routed a cut out for each slat. I didn't have a good mortise set up. The idea had its bonuses, but I don't think I will do this again. For one I don't think the integrity is there if the bar ever decides to split. Secondly even through I didn't have to clean and fit each slat, It was a little difficult to glue the back piece of the bar on. I hope the pictures explain this.

Routing the top and bottom cross bar with a homemade jig. It will keep consistent and adjustable width, depth, and length of cuts.
Automotive tire Motor vehicle Gas Machine tool Engineering


All the pre cut pieces
Building Wood Naval architecture Engineering Stairs


Clamping the slats into the cross bars, another piece would be glued over this 'sandwiching' the slats, again, probably wouldn't have done this in hind-sight
Building Stairs Wood Engineering Shelving


The feet may have been the easiest to build. Their design is a chopped off pyramid with a cove cut and squared bottom. Here is a good place to get the angles right, that may have been the trickiest bit: http://jansson.us/jcompound.html

The feet were made of the four pieces, one shown on my table saw with a poor mans cove jig.
Wood Flooring Floor Rectangle Hardwood


The pieces were glued together, I inserted a cap in the top and squared the bottom on the table saw.
Wood Machine tool Tool Gas Machine


The most detail probably went into running the rail and moulding along the front and back. I tried a few methods and finally settled on the one below for mounting the bend moulding to the crib.

The Rails were steam bent then clamped straigt to the front and back curves, cured for a week then trimmed to fit. I also used small biscuits to help with durability. I can see some kid hanging off of it in the future.
front:
Wood Hardwood Gas Composite material Beam

Wood Wood stain Plank Hardwood Flooring


back:
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Lumber Landscape

Wood Natural material Wood stain Hardwood Plank


For the Moulding, I wanted single pieces, didn't want to carve and wanted to bend it in hopes of preserving the look of the grain. The problem I was facing was having to bend the moulding laterally.
To star I matched my desired profile (shown right) with two wider pieces that when matched up and trimmed will be identical to my moulding.
Wood Line Bumper Table Automotive exterior


These pieces were steam bent and placed in moulds. I made these moulds a bit more extreme than my desired curve to account for spring back and because of the 'S' type turn.
Wood Tool Gas Engineering Machine


Then they were trimmed to match the profile:
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Automotive exterior Plank


Here are the final pieces before I finish them:
Wood Wood stain Floor Hardwood Gas


Assembled
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Pet supply Baluster


And the front being sprayed, I have one more coat and will post finished pictures when done (probably a week out, something about work being in the way)
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Flooring Varnish
A number 1 job! You done did good!
 

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#4 ·
Red Oak Crib

I started this project when we found out we were expecting our first kid. After shopping and not finding anything I liked for the money so I set out to design my own. I wanted a crib that could be broke down and stored when not in use. I bought roughsawn red oak from a local mill an hour from my house.

There were a couple things I tried in this project I have never tried before design wise. After trying them, some of those expiriments will not happen again. I tried to make it all part of the learing process. If you have any coments that I could have done better please let me know. Good or bad, I am almost done, but I will definately incorporate any feedback into my future projects.

Here are the initial concept sketchs:
Electricity Whiteboard Font Rectangle Parallel


Rectangle Triangle Mesh Pet supply Art


The basis of the design is four pannels, front, back and 2 side pieces that would break down.
The side pannels insert into the front and back by tennon joints and screws.
The corner pieces were lock mitered and support the cross bars that were also mortised.

Expiriment 1: Instead of mortising a slot for each slat I though it might be easier if the upper and lower cross bars were two pieces each and then I routed a cut out for each slat. I didn't have a good mortise set up. The idea had its bonuses, but I don't think I will do this again. For one I don't think the integrity is there if the bar ever decides to split. Secondly even through I didn't have to clean and fit each slat, It was a little difficult to glue the back piece of the bar on. I hope the pictures explain this.

Routing the top and bottom cross bar with a homemade jig. It will keep consistent and adjustable width, depth, and length of cuts.
Automotive tire Motor vehicle Gas Machine tool Engineering


All the pre cut pieces
Building Wood Naval architecture Engineering Stairs


Clamping the slats into the cross bars, another piece would be glued over this 'sandwiching' the slats, again, probably wouldn't have done this in hind-sight
Building Stairs Wood Engineering Shelving


The feet may have been the easiest to build. Their design is a chopped off pyramid with a cove cut and squared bottom. Here is a good place to get the angles right, that may have been the trickiest bit: http://jansson.us/jcompound.html

The feet were made of the four pieces, one shown on my table saw with a poor mans cove jig.
Wood Flooring Floor Rectangle Hardwood


The pieces were glued together, I inserted a cap in the top and squared the bottom on the table saw.
Wood Machine tool Tool Gas Machine


The most detail probably went into running the rail and moulding along the front and back. I tried a few methods and finally settled on the one below for mounting the bend moulding to the crib.

The Rails were steam bent then clamped straigt to the front and back curves, cured for a week then trimmed to fit. I also used small biscuits to help with durability. I can see some kid hanging off of it in the future.
front:
Wood Hardwood Gas Composite material Beam

Wood Wood stain Plank Hardwood Flooring


back:
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Lumber Landscape

Wood Natural material Wood stain Hardwood Plank


For the Moulding, I wanted single pieces, didn't want to carve and wanted to bend it in hopes of preserving the look of the grain. The problem I was facing was having to bend the moulding laterally.
To star I matched my desired profile (shown right) with two wider pieces that when matched up and trimmed will be identical to my moulding.
Wood Line Bumper Table Automotive exterior


These pieces were steam bent and placed in moulds. I made these moulds a bit more extreme than my desired curve to account for spring back and because of the 'S' type turn.
Wood Tool Gas Engineering Machine


Then they were trimmed to match the profile:
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Automotive exterior Plank


Here are the final pieces before I finish them:
Wood Wood stain Floor Hardwood Gas


Assembled
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Pet supply Baluster


And the front being sprayed, I have one more coat and will post finished pictures when done (probably a week out, something about work being in the way)
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Flooring Varnish
WOW!! Beautiful job..
 

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#5 ·
Red Oak Crib

I started this project when we found out we were expecting our first kid. After shopping and not finding anything I liked for the money so I set out to design my own. I wanted a crib that could be broke down and stored when not in use. I bought roughsawn red oak from a local mill an hour from my house.

There were a couple things I tried in this project I have never tried before design wise. After trying them, some of those expiriments will not happen again. I tried to make it all part of the learing process. If you have any coments that I could have done better please let me know. Good or bad, I am almost done, but I will definately incorporate any feedback into my future projects.

Here are the initial concept sketchs:
Electricity Whiteboard Font Rectangle Parallel


Rectangle Triangle Mesh Pet supply Art


The basis of the design is four pannels, front, back and 2 side pieces that would break down.
The side pannels insert into the front and back by tennon joints and screws.
The corner pieces were lock mitered and support the cross bars that were also mortised.

Expiriment 1: Instead of mortising a slot for each slat I though it might be easier if the upper and lower cross bars were two pieces each and then I routed a cut out for each slat. I didn't have a good mortise set up. The idea had its bonuses, but I don't think I will do this again. For one I don't think the integrity is there if the bar ever decides to split. Secondly even through I didn't have to clean and fit each slat, It was a little difficult to glue the back piece of the bar on. I hope the pictures explain this.

Routing the top and bottom cross bar with a homemade jig. It will keep consistent and adjustable width, depth, and length of cuts.
Automotive tire Motor vehicle Gas Machine tool Engineering


All the pre cut pieces
Building Wood Naval architecture Engineering Stairs


Clamping the slats into the cross bars, another piece would be glued over this 'sandwiching' the slats, again, probably wouldn't have done this in hind-sight
Building Stairs Wood Engineering Shelving


The feet may have been the easiest to build. Their design is a chopped off pyramid with a cove cut and squared bottom. Here is a good place to get the angles right, that may have been the trickiest bit: http://jansson.us/jcompound.html

The feet were made of the four pieces, one shown on my table saw with a poor mans cove jig.
Wood Flooring Floor Rectangle Hardwood


The pieces were glued together, I inserted a cap in the top and squared the bottom on the table saw.
Wood Machine tool Tool Gas Machine


The most detail probably went into running the rail and moulding along the front and back. I tried a few methods and finally settled on the one below for mounting the bend moulding to the crib.

The Rails were steam bent then clamped straigt to the front and back curves, cured for a week then trimmed to fit. I also used small biscuits to help with durability. I can see some kid hanging off of it in the future.
front:
Wood Hardwood Gas Composite material Beam

Wood Wood stain Plank Hardwood Flooring


back:
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Lumber Landscape

Wood Natural material Wood stain Hardwood Plank


For the Moulding, I wanted single pieces, didn't want to carve and wanted to bend it in hopes of preserving the look of the grain. The problem I was facing was having to bend the moulding laterally.
To star I matched my desired profile (shown right) with two wider pieces that when matched up and trimmed will be identical to my moulding.
Wood Line Bumper Table Automotive exterior


These pieces were steam bent and placed in moulds. I made these moulds a bit more extreme than my desired curve to account for spring back and because of the 'S' type turn.
Wood Tool Gas Engineering Machine


Then they were trimmed to match the profile:
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Automotive exterior Plank


Here are the final pieces before I finish them:
Wood Wood stain Floor Hardwood Gas


Assembled
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Pet supply Baluster


And the front being sprayed, I have one more coat and will post finished pictures when done (probably a week out, something about work being in the way)
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Flooring Varnish
That looks fantastic- now you need to put a lift in it so you don't break your back getting the baby in and out…
 

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#6 ·
Red Oak Crib

I started this project when we found out we were expecting our first kid. After shopping and not finding anything I liked for the money so I set out to design my own. I wanted a crib that could be broke down and stored when not in use. I bought roughsawn red oak from a local mill an hour from my house.

There were a couple things I tried in this project I have never tried before design wise. After trying them, some of those expiriments will not happen again. I tried to make it all part of the learing process. If you have any coments that I could have done better please let me know. Good or bad, I am almost done, but I will definately incorporate any feedback into my future projects.

Here are the initial concept sketchs:
Electricity Whiteboard Font Rectangle Parallel


Rectangle Triangle Mesh Pet supply Art


The basis of the design is four pannels, front, back and 2 side pieces that would break down.
The side pannels insert into the front and back by tennon joints and screws.
The corner pieces were lock mitered and support the cross bars that were also mortised.

Expiriment 1: Instead of mortising a slot for each slat I though it might be easier if the upper and lower cross bars were two pieces each and then I routed a cut out for each slat. I didn't have a good mortise set up. The idea had its bonuses, but I don't think I will do this again. For one I don't think the integrity is there if the bar ever decides to split. Secondly even through I didn't have to clean and fit each slat, It was a little difficult to glue the back piece of the bar on. I hope the pictures explain this.

Routing the top and bottom cross bar with a homemade jig. It will keep consistent and adjustable width, depth, and length of cuts.
Automotive tire Motor vehicle Gas Machine tool Engineering


All the pre cut pieces
Building Wood Naval architecture Engineering Stairs


Clamping the slats into the cross bars, another piece would be glued over this 'sandwiching' the slats, again, probably wouldn't have done this in hind-sight
Building Stairs Wood Engineering Shelving


The feet may have been the easiest to build. Their design is a chopped off pyramid with a cove cut and squared bottom. Here is a good place to get the angles right, that may have been the trickiest bit: http://jansson.us/jcompound.html

The feet were made of the four pieces, one shown on my table saw with a poor mans cove jig.
Wood Flooring Floor Rectangle Hardwood


The pieces were glued together, I inserted a cap in the top and squared the bottom on the table saw.
Wood Machine tool Tool Gas Machine


The most detail probably went into running the rail and moulding along the front and back. I tried a few methods and finally settled on the one below for mounting the bend moulding to the crib.

The Rails were steam bent then clamped straigt to the front and back curves, cured for a week then trimmed to fit. I also used small biscuits to help with durability. I can see some kid hanging off of it in the future.
front:
Wood Hardwood Gas Composite material Beam

Wood Wood stain Plank Hardwood Flooring


back:
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Lumber Landscape

Wood Natural material Wood stain Hardwood Plank


For the Moulding, I wanted single pieces, didn't want to carve and wanted to bend it in hopes of preserving the look of the grain. The problem I was facing was having to bend the moulding laterally.
To star I matched my desired profile (shown right) with two wider pieces that when matched up and trimmed will be identical to my moulding.
Wood Line Bumper Table Automotive exterior


These pieces were steam bent and placed in moulds. I made these moulds a bit more extreme than my desired curve to account for spring back and because of the 'S' type turn.
Wood Tool Gas Engineering Machine


Then they were trimmed to match the profile:
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Automotive exterior Plank


Here are the final pieces before I finish them:
Wood Wood stain Floor Hardwood Gas


Assembled
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Pet supply Baluster


And the front being sprayed, I have one more coat and will post finished pictures when done (probably a week out, something about work being in the way)
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Flooring Varnish
I think you did a GREAT job on this crib! You have some serious woodworking skills.
 

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#7 ·
Red Oak Crib

I started this project when we found out we were expecting our first kid. After shopping and not finding anything I liked for the money so I set out to design my own. I wanted a crib that could be broke down and stored when not in use. I bought roughsawn red oak from a local mill an hour from my house.

There were a couple things I tried in this project I have never tried before design wise. After trying them, some of those expiriments will not happen again. I tried to make it all part of the learing process. If you have any coments that I could have done better please let me know. Good or bad, I am almost done, but I will definately incorporate any feedback into my future projects.

Here are the initial concept sketchs:
Electricity Whiteboard Font Rectangle Parallel


Rectangle Triangle Mesh Pet supply Art


The basis of the design is four pannels, front, back and 2 side pieces that would break down.
The side pannels insert into the front and back by tennon joints and screws.
The corner pieces were lock mitered and support the cross bars that were also mortised.

Expiriment 1: Instead of mortising a slot for each slat I though it might be easier if the upper and lower cross bars were two pieces each and then I routed a cut out for each slat. I didn't have a good mortise set up. The idea had its bonuses, but I don't think I will do this again. For one I don't think the integrity is there if the bar ever decides to split. Secondly even through I didn't have to clean and fit each slat, It was a little difficult to glue the back piece of the bar on. I hope the pictures explain this.

Routing the top and bottom cross bar with a homemade jig. It will keep consistent and adjustable width, depth, and length of cuts.
Automotive tire Motor vehicle Gas Machine tool Engineering


All the pre cut pieces
Building Wood Naval architecture Engineering Stairs


Clamping the slats into the cross bars, another piece would be glued over this 'sandwiching' the slats, again, probably wouldn't have done this in hind-sight
Building Stairs Wood Engineering Shelving


The feet may have been the easiest to build. Their design is a chopped off pyramid with a cove cut and squared bottom. Here is a good place to get the angles right, that may have been the trickiest bit: http://jansson.us/jcompound.html

The feet were made of the four pieces, one shown on my table saw with a poor mans cove jig.
Wood Flooring Floor Rectangle Hardwood


The pieces were glued together, I inserted a cap in the top and squared the bottom on the table saw.
Wood Machine tool Tool Gas Machine


The most detail probably went into running the rail and moulding along the front and back. I tried a few methods and finally settled on the one below for mounting the bend moulding to the crib.

The Rails were steam bent then clamped straigt to the front and back curves, cured for a week then trimmed to fit. I also used small biscuits to help with durability. I can see some kid hanging off of it in the future.
front:
Wood Hardwood Gas Composite material Beam

Wood Wood stain Plank Hardwood Flooring


back:
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Lumber Landscape

Wood Natural material Wood stain Hardwood Plank


For the Moulding, I wanted single pieces, didn't want to carve and wanted to bend it in hopes of preserving the look of the grain. The problem I was facing was having to bend the moulding laterally.
To star I matched my desired profile (shown right) with two wider pieces that when matched up and trimmed will be identical to my moulding.
Wood Line Bumper Table Automotive exterior


These pieces were steam bent and placed in moulds. I made these moulds a bit more extreme than my desired curve to account for spring back and because of the 'S' type turn.
Wood Tool Gas Engineering Machine


Then they were trimmed to match the profile:
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Automotive exterior Plank


Here are the final pieces before I finish them:
Wood Wood stain Floor Hardwood Gas


Assembled
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Pet supply Baluster


And the front being sprayed, I have one more coat and will post finished pictures when done (probably a week out, something about work being in the way)
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Flooring Varnish
Beautiful crib, what type of mattress support are you going to use, and how will you attach it? Thank you
for sharing.
 

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#8 ·
Red Oak Crib

I started this project when we found out we were expecting our first kid. After shopping and not finding anything I liked for the money so I set out to design my own. I wanted a crib that could be broke down and stored when not in use. I bought roughsawn red oak from a local mill an hour from my house.

There were a couple things I tried in this project I have never tried before design wise. After trying them, some of those expiriments will not happen again. I tried to make it all part of the learing process. If you have any coments that I could have done better please let me know. Good or bad, I am almost done, but I will definately incorporate any feedback into my future projects.

Here are the initial concept sketchs:




The basis of the design is four pannels, front, back and 2 side pieces that would break down.
The side pannels insert into the front and back by tennon joints and screws.
The corner pieces were lock mitered and support the cross bars that were also mortised.

Expiriment 1: Instead of mortising a slot for each slat I though it might be easier if the upper and lower cross bars were two pieces each and then I routed a cut out for each slat. I didn't have a good mortise set up. The idea had its bonuses, but I don't think I will do this again. For one I don't think the integrity is there if the bar ever decides to split. Secondly even through I didn't have to clean and fit each slat, It was a little difficult to glue the back piece of the bar on. I hope the pictures explain this.

Routing the top and bottom cross bar with a homemade jig. It will keep consistent and adjustable width, depth, and length of cuts.


All the pre cut pieces


Clamping the slats into the cross bars, another piece would be glued over this 'sandwiching' the slats, again, probably wouldn't have done this in hind-sight


The feet may have been the easiest to build. Their design is a chopped off pyramid with a cove cut and squared bottom. Here is a good place to get the angles right, that may have been the trickiest bit: http://jansson.us/jcompound.html

The feet were made of the four pieces, one shown on my table saw with a poor mans cove jig.


The pieces were glued together, I inserted a cap in the top and squared the bottom on the table saw.


The most detail probably went into running the rail and moulding along the front and back. I tried a few methods and finally settled on the one below for mounting the bend moulding to the crib.

The Rails were steam bent then clamped straigt to the front and back curves, cured for a week then trimmed to fit. I also used small biscuits to help with durability. I can see some kid hanging off of it in the future.
front:



back:



For the Moulding, I wanted single pieces, didn't want to carve and wanted to bend it in hopes of preserving the look of the grain. The problem I was facing was having to bend the moulding laterally.
To star I matched my desired profile (shown right) with two wider pieces that when matched up and trimmed will be identical to my moulding.


These pieces were steam bent and placed in moulds. I made these moulds a bit more extreme than my desired curve to account for spring back and because of the 'S' type turn.


Then they were trimmed to match the profile:


Here are the final pieces before I finish them:


Assembled


And the front being sprayed, I have one more coat and will post finished pictures when done (probably a week out, something about work being in the way)
I orderd a matress and matress frame online. The frame has supports that will bolt into threaded inserts that I set along the corner. I will try to get a better picture when I'm done laying down the finish. Other kits come with other hardware sets but I wanted minimal hardware to be seen. I found a few places that sell hardware kits but eventually went with productsamerica.com

 

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Red Oak Crib

I started this project when we found out we were expecting our first kid. After shopping and not finding anything I liked for the money so I set out to design my own. I wanted a crib that could be broke down and stored when not in use. I bought roughsawn red oak from a local mill an hour from my house.

There were a couple things I tried in this project I have never tried before design wise. After trying them, some of those expiriments will not happen again. I tried to make it all part of the learing process. If you have any coments that I could have done better please let me know. Good or bad, I am almost done, but I will definately incorporate any feedback into my future projects.

Here are the initial concept sketchs:
Electricity Whiteboard Font Rectangle Parallel


Rectangle Triangle Mesh Pet supply Art


The basis of the design is four pannels, front, back and 2 side pieces that would break down.
The side pannels insert into the front and back by tennon joints and screws.
The corner pieces were lock mitered and support the cross bars that were also mortised.

Expiriment 1: Instead of mortising a slot for each slat I though it might be easier if the upper and lower cross bars were two pieces each and then I routed a cut out for each slat. I didn't have a good mortise set up. The idea had its bonuses, but I don't think I will do this again. For one I don't think the integrity is there if the bar ever decides to split. Secondly even through I didn't have to clean and fit each slat, It was a little difficult to glue the back piece of the bar on. I hope the pictures explain this.

Routing the top and bottom cross bar with a homemade jig. It will keep consistent and adjustable width, depth, and length of cuts.
Automotive tire Motor vehicle Gas Machine tool Engineering


All the pre cut pieces
Building Wood Naval architecture Engineering Stairs


Clamping the slats into the cross bars, another piece would be glued over this 'sandwiching' the slats, again, probably wouldn't have done this in hind-sight
Building Stairs Wood Engineering Shelving


The feet may have been the easiest to build. Their design is a chopped off pyramid with a cove cut and squared bottom. Here is a good place to get the angles right, that may have been the trickiest bit: http://jansson.us/jcompound.html

The feet were made of the four pieces, one shown on my table saw with a poor mans cove jig.
Wood Flooring Floor Rectangle Hardwood


The pieces were glued together, I inserted a cap in the top and squared the bottom on the table saw.
Wood Machine tool Tool Gas Machine


The most detail probably went into running the rail and moulding along the front and back. I tried a few methods and finally settled on the one below for mounting the bend moulding to the crib.

The Rails were steam bent then clamped straigt to the front and back curves, cured for a week then trimmed to fit. I also used small biscuits to help with durability. I can see some kid hanging off of it in the future.
front:
Wood Hardwood Gas Composite material Beam

Wood Wood stain Plank Hardwood Flooring


back:
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Lumber Landscape

Wood Natural material Wood stain Hardwood Plank


For the Moulding, I wanted single pieces, didn't want to carve and wanted to bend it in hopes of preserving the look of the grain. The problem I was facing was having to bend the moulding laterally.
To star I matched my desired profile (shown right) with two wider pieces that when matched up and trimmed will be identical to my moulding.
Wood Line Bumper Table Automotive exterior


These pieces were steam bent and placed in moulds. I made these moulds a bit more extreme than my desired curve to account for spring back and because of the 'S' type turn.
Wood Tool Gas Engineering Machine


Then they were trimmed to match the profile:
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Automotive exterior Plank


Here are the final pieces before I finish them:
Wood Wood stain Floor Hardwood Gas


Assembled
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Pet supply Baluster


And the front being sprayed, I have one more coat and will post finished pictures when done (probably a week out, something about work being in the way)
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Flooring Varnish
How was your experience with the steam bending? Looking at doing the same and didn't know which would be better steam bending or bent lamination?
 

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#10 ·
Red Oak Crib

I started this project when we found out we were expecting our first kid. After shopping and not finding anything I liked for the money so I set out to design my own. I wanted a crib that could be broke down and stored when not in use. I bought roughsawn red oak from a local mill an hour from my house.

There were a couple things I tried in this project I have never tried before design wise. After trying them, some of those expiriments will not happen again. I tried to make it all part of the learing process. If you have any coments that I could have done better please let me know. Good or bad, I am almost done, but I will definately incorporate any feedback into my future projects.

Here are the initial concept sketchs:
Electricity Whiteboard Font Rectangle Parallel


Rectangle Triangle Mesh Pet supply Art


The basis of the design is four pannels, front, back and 2 side pieces that would break down.
The side pannels insert into the front and back by tennon joints and screws.
The corner pieces were lock mitered and support the cross bars that were also mortised.

Expiriment 1: Instead of mortising a slot for each slat I though it might be easier if the upper and lower cross bars were two pieces each and then I routed a cut out for each slat. I didn't have a good mortise set up. The idea had its bonuses, but I don't think I will do this again. For one I don't think the integrity is there if the bar ever decides to split. Secondly even through I didn't have to clean and fit each slat, It was a little difficult to glue the back piece of the bar on. I hope the pictures explain this.

Routing the top and bottom cross bar with a homemade jig. It will keep consistent and adjustable width, depth, and length of cuts.
Automotive tire Motor vehicle Gas Machine tool Engineering


All the pre cut pieces
Building Wood Naval architecture Engineering Stairs


Clamping the slats into the cross bars, another piece would be glued over this 'sandwiching' the slats, again, probably wouldn't have done this in hind-sight
Building Stairs Wood Engineering Shelving


The feet may have been the easiest to build. Their design is a chopped off pyramid with a cove cut and squared bottom. Here is a good place to get the angles right, that may have been the trickiest bit: http://jansson.us/jcompound.html

The feet were made of the four pieces, one shown on my table saw with a poor mans cove jig.
Wood Flooring Floor Rectangle Hardwood


The pieces were glued together, I inserted a cap in the top and squared the bottom on the table saw.
Wood Machine tool Tool Gas Machine


The most detail probably went into running the rail and moulding along the front and back. I tried a few methods and finally settled on the one below for mounting the bend moulding to the crib.

The Rails were steam bent then clamped straigt to the front and back curves, cured for a week then trimmed to fit. I also used small biscuits to help with durability. I can see some kid hanging off of it in the future.
front:
Wood Hardwood Gas Composite material Beam

Wood Wood stain Plank Hardwood Flooring


back:
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Lumber Landscape

Wood Natural material Wood stain Hardwood Plank


For the Moulding, I wanted single pieces, didn't want to carve and wanted to bend it in hopes of preserving the look of the grain. The problem I was facing was having to bend the moulding laterally.
To star I matched my desired profile (shown right) with two wider pieces that when matched up and trimmed will be identical to my moulding.
Wood Line Bumper Table Automotive exterior


These pieces were steam bent and placed in moulds. I made these moulds a bit more extreme than my desired curve to account for spring back and because of the 'S' type turn.
Wood Tool Gas Engineering Machine


Then they were trimmed to match the profile:
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Automotive exterior Plank


Here are the final pieces before I finish them:
Wood Wood stain Floor Hardwood Gas


Assembled
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Pet supply Baluster


And the front being sprayed, I have one more coat and will post finished pictures when done (probably a week out, something about work being in the way)
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Flooring Varnish
The steam bending went well. That was my first go at it, a year later and new climate and everything is where it should be, no cracks. For some tighter bends try a combination. For the moulding I split it and bent basically two sections. Just make extra and have the mold and clamps ready.
 

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Completed Crib

I finally completed the Crib, have it assembled and it is in use.

I got a couple questions about the mounting hard ware. The side pannels are removeable. They are supported by Mortise and tennon joints and a screw from the side pannel will lock into a threaded insert along the corner posts. I wanted to conceal as much hardware as I could, and the open part on the side pannels will be capped.
Furniture Product Wood Wood stain Floor


The matress frame attaches directly to the corner posts to threaded inserts at four different levels as he grows.
Wood Fixture Floor Wood stain Hardwood


The finished project. Feel free to let me know of any feedback or areas of improvement.
Furniture Infant bed Cradle Toy Wood


I'll get some teething rails on it soon before he chews his way out of it.
Furniture Smile Blue Textile Comfort
 

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#12 ·
Completed Crib

I finally completed the Crib, have it assembled and it is in use.

I got a couple questions about the mounting hard ware. The side pannels are removeable. They are supported by Mortise and tennon joints and a screw from the side pannel will lock into a threaded insert along the corner posts. I wanted to conceal as much hardware as I could, and the open part on the side pannels will be capped.
Furniture Product Wood Wood stain Floor


The matress frame attaches directly to the corner posts to threaded inserts at four different levels as he grows.
Wood Fixture Floor Wood stain Hardwood


The finished project. Feel free to let me know of any feedback or areas of improvement.
Furniture Infant bed Cradle Toy Wood


I'll get some teething rails on it soon before he chews his way out of it.
Furniture Smile Blue Textile Comfort
Ehren:

The quality, fit & finish show through on this. You've added wonderful accent point - the curved back, the molding along the top edge: nice work! I hope you have 'signed' this in some way - my guess is 100 years from now someone will be using this.
MJCD
 

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