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Due to my Step daughter making me a Grandpa recently (April-08) the completion of the workshop has been put on hold one more time as this project has taken up any spare time I had.
I built the cradle from Black walnut and finished it with ½ a dozen coats of a satin wipe on polly, Because of the beauty of walnut no stain was used. I was very pleased with how the finish turned out. My wife Gail found some time to sew the little mattress for the cradle.
Mother and baby were all very happy.
-- WoodChucker, Sherwood Park, Alberta
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14 comments so far
CharlieM1958
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posted 53 days ago
Outstanding cradle!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Scott Bryan
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posted 53 days ago
I am sure that they would be happy with this. It is a gorgeous cradle. This is an heirloom cradle that will be used for many years. It is nice to see both you and your wife teaming up on this project.
Well done (both of you, of course).
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
dirtclod
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posted 53 days ago
Hopefully destined to become a heirloom. You can’t go wrong with walnut. I like the design too. Well done.
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Chris
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posted 53 days ago
Excellent work; that is a very nice cradle. The fit and finish are outstanding!
Also, Congrats!
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jjohn
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posted 53 days ago
well done. You did a very good job on the spindles. Did you bend them or cut them out of a piece of wood ?
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Karson
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posted 53 days ago
Great Job. Nice muti purpose design.
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mgradwohl
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posted 53 days ago
Very cool. I love Walnut.
GaryK
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posted 53 days ago
Great looking cradle. I wish I had made one for my daughter.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
davidtheboxmaker
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posted 53 days ago
That’s a truly wonderful heirloom – well done.
Colin
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posted 52 days ago
Excellent work, I especially like the shaping of the spars on the side of the cradle!
-- Colin, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. "Every craftsman was once an amateur"
ND2ELK
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posted 52 days ago
Very nicely done. You did a beautiful job on this piece. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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trifern
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posted 52 days ago
This is an absolutely gorgeous cradle that will be family pride for many generations. Nice job.
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WoodChucker
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posted 51 days ago
Thanks for the kind comments and here are some answers for a few of the questions, I should probably include them in the description.
I found the design on the internet somewhere some time ago and liked it so much I downloaded it. So I cannot take credit for the Design. The spindles were not bent. I found a nice piece of flat sawn walnut and cut and sanded each one, I should have made a template and used a router. The grain than runs straight up the ribs so they are good and strong.
-- WoodChucker, Sherwood Park, Alberta
Thom
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posted 22 days ago
Love the work, love the walnut!