So I'm gonna be a grandpa

Congrats, but I see a trip to the emergency room in your future if you keep carving on your leg like that.

-- I intend to live forever, or die trying..........Justin, Ohio

Aloha from Rhode Island. A mere 5000 miles away. Congratulations to the proud Grandpa on both the blessed news and also the beautiful gift you have crafted. The heart at the top of the stand offer such a wonderful personal touch. You have the added challenge of shipping this piece and dealt with that quite efficiently. This is the first time I ever heard of mango wood. It appears to have interesting figure to it. Great work Harold. Best wishes to you and the expectant family.

-- And on the eighth day God was back in His woodworking shop!

I usually enjoy the topics being discussed and the projects being completed, but sometimes one just needs a comment. One very nice project. I love the different woods used. Also your design, great. I built the basic one you get plans for at many different sites but your little touches, like the hearts, great idea, sure wish I had thought of it before seeing your pics. I hope to be making another next year and I will take from yours many ideas if this is ok. Thanks for the sharing.

Beautiful! Congratulations on a soon to be grandpa.

-- Dennis Zongker

From one new grandpa to another, congratulations nice welcome to the world gift. Hope you have as much fun with those grandkids as I have with mine.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Beautiful work, and congrats to you, Grandpappy!

-- Adventure? Heh! Excitement? Heh! A Woodworker craves not these things!

Congratulations. i like the design,

Rosewood.

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Harold Some beautiful wood, and since I’ve handled a couple of pieces of your mango wood, at least I know first hand what it looks like.

Congratulations and a beautiful job.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Congratulations Harold on the Grand Baby! Fantastic looking cradle!

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

Congratulations. So beautiful.

-- Block

Nice Job. Grandkids are great…. as soon as they are house broken and can communicate (-; \

On cradles I have made that were suspended from the top as yours is, the common comment for improvement was to add some way to stop it from rocking and tilting. Some times the baby rolls or moves to one side the bed tips so a movable locking pin to hold it in place when needed is helpful. I did not see one in your pictures.

-- Les B, Oregon

Congratulations! Nice work.
There are lots and lots more to make in the future. Toys and other kids stuff. But I am sure you will enjoy them too.

-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/

Congratulations Harold.
That is one lucky baby!

-- Eric

Congratulations on being a grandpa. Thats one great looking cradle.

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

Beautiful work, you have got a lucky baby.Congratulations

-- Héctor-----Me rio yo del de bricomania ( es un programa que dan en españa)

Congratulations on the new grandbaby. This is a gorgeous cradle that will become a family heirloom.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Thank you all, it’s a wonderful feeling being a grand parent, as if I have reached a new level, a new beginning in life, that sounds alittle selfish, but it does feel like my job description has changed or I have been promoted. I am grateful to have made it this far considering how much of my life was spent sidetracked, although I do have a couple stories to tell Turner that will make his parents cringe one day. Marilyn had actually decided on the cradle as the gift the end of March and of course she spent the next couple weeks explaining to me the designs constraints I had to work within. The design “supervision” she provide was wonderful and we still were looking at a late may birth and delivery. lotsa time….but…...life happens and we got a call last week, so will now be making a emergency trip back to see my father in Oklahoma and will be leaving today for 10 days. So although I had hoped to be able to take my time over several weeks….the cradle became something that we had to start, finish, crate and get it shipped in by yesterday…..( an interesting note, the cradle weighed 47 pounds..the crate weighed 104) My thoughts for the actual cradle were pretty clear…a simple, light, almost Windsor feel, but I had not given the stand any thought….nor had I thought about how I would actually connect the two. I am pleased with the cradle itself, but other than being functional I don’t like the stand. The finish is what I use on cabinets, and for cabinets it works, durable, quick to apply, simply cost effective, but this is the first piece of furniture I have ever sprayed, so that kinda bugs me. Sooooo…..I kinda dig this whole cradle idea, I think I may do another…try and take my time and just see how it turns out…maybe the bottom of the cradle could become a track…and I could eliminate the uprights….it has to sit up off the ground although, can’t bend over after giving birth( Marylin’s number one design element)

As always if any of my misguided stumbling ideas or designs inspire someone, they are yours….

-- If knowledge is not shared, it is forgotten.

It looks hard and simple at the same time. Beautiful work. I see one of these in my distance future.
Congratulation

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

Congratulations, Harold. Gramping out is amazing! Enjoy your promotion.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

congrats good Job

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

wow, this is spectacular. I’m not sure how I missed this though. I hope you are enjoing being a grandpa and that things are well with you. misss seeing your posts recently.