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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
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#1 posted 1882 days ago
great job. Love those dovetails.
-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford. Wood-a-holics unanimous president
dustynewt
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#2 posted 1882 days ago
Great pictures, dude. Really nice job on the dovetails.
Congratulations.
Grandpa?! .... unbelievable. Send us some pics.
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GaryK
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#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
rikkor
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#4 posted 1882 days ago
These are really nice. Good work.
Scott Bryan
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#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.
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WoodSpanker
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#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!
aldente
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#7 posted 1468 days ago
very nice.
-- Rodd, Texas grandpa
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