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Project by mikeH posted 843 days ago 371 views 1 time favorited 9 comments Add to Favorites Watch

there is a some what funny story to go with the craddle. My wife (sheri) and i thought that we were done having kids. so i burned the crib that i had built for our first two kids, about 2 weeks before we found out that she was pregnant with a new child. that left me with a delima with what to do, so i built this craddle. with being short on time and money, i used what i had availbe in the shop at that time. hope it turned out ok. it is made out of white oak and walnut and an oil/varnish wipe on finish.

thanks for looking
mike h

-- mjhaines


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MsDebbieP

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posted 843 days ago

oh how beautiful.
1. you burned it??? WHY OH WHY? (almost serves you right) haha
2. congrats on the third (and second and first) child
3. this one is beautiful and it had better stay around for grandchildren

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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mot

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posted 843 days ago

Nice job! I see it has a bit of knock down component with the stretcher. I like it.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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mikeH

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posted 843 days ago

thank you very much for the comments. unfortunetly it is for sale. not real good at storing things, would rather it be used and appriecated by someone. by the time i have gradkids, i will be better at woodworking so i can build them a new one. thanks again

-- mjhaines

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TomFran

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posted 843 days ago

Beautiful crib! That baby is pretty fortunate to have such a pretty piece of furniture to lay in ;^D .

Congratulations and nice work!

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

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Chris Davis

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posted 843 days ago

Never thought of using those two woods together, but it turned out great.

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Don

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posted 843 days ago

Very nice!

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

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dewoodwork

111 posts in 849 days


posted 843 days ago

Beautiful cradle. I realy like the lines and those woods together. Looks like a variation of the woodsmith mag. plan. I especially like what you did with the side gates. Now as far as burning that crib…..shame on you. Baby furniture that breaks down for storage like your cradle there is the way to go. Pack it away and save it for future generations.

-- Express creativity with wood, Dewayne. Vacaville CA.

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oscorner

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posted 843 days ago

Not knowing what the craddle that you burned looked like, I’d say that the third child has ever since been envied by your other two kids. Very nicely done! A very nice heirloom to be passed on to your grandchildren.

-- Jesus is Lord!

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Karson

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posted 842 days ago

The book matching on the end panels looks great. The sideways orientation is also unique. I like it.

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

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