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Project by oicurn2it2 posted 1882 days ago 1112 views 2 times favorited 7 comments Add to Favorites Watch

last summer a neighbor ask if i was interested in tearing down an old building he no longer needed
i said sure i had decent lumber so tore it down and stored it untill my daughter gave the news that she was expecting(nine months ago mind you )....
So here are two cradels i made to note the birth of my second thats right second grandchild Chevy keegan Pitts
theyre made from vintage helmlock and dovetailed together” no screws at all ” scrub planened and finished with minwaxes new “gunstock ” color then lacquerd ..
diagonal grain coupled with the helmlock proved leathal to the dovetails on the smaller one if i was to attemp
again think id glue up a pie shaped piece in the middle to set the grain at a more favorable angle ,only poped 6 pins total but recoverd nicely for a toy which is for my two yr old grand daughter Lexy mabey it will make it to her daughter

Todd A.> got a new camera ..what do ya think ?

-- "when you think youre going to slow, slow down just a little bit more" .... Pop's




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Bradford

1421 posts in 1991 days


#1 posted 1882 days ago

great job. Love those dovetails.

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford. Wood-a-holics unanimous president

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dustynewt

628 posts in 2031 days


#2 posted 1882 days ago

Great pictures, dude. Really nice job on the dovetails.

Congratulations.

Grandpa?! .... unbelievable. Send us some pics.

-- Peace in Wood ~ http://www.etsy.com/shop/DustyNewt

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GaryK

10263 posts in 2157 days


#3 posted 1882 days ago

The dovetails are real nice. Interesting design.

-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX

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rikkor

11296 posts in 2043 days


#4 posted 1882 days ago

These are really nice. Good work.

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Scott Bryan

27262 posts in 1990 days


#5 posted 1882 days ago

I think that (1) your woodworking skills are excellent and (2) you did a nice job of showcasing the cradles with your new camera.

Very nice project and I am glad to see that you made something for both grandchildren.

Thanks for the post.

-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine

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WoodSpanker

517 posts in 1560 days


#6 posted 1556 days ago

And I’m still working on my daughter’s hope Chests… Hope they have even 1/4 the craftsmanship you show here…

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

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aldente

175 posts in 1583 days


#7 posted 1468 days ago

very nice.

-- Rodd, Texas grandpa

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