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July 6, 2011

I can't believe it's been a year and a half and I never updated this page. Well, the short story is I have a grandaughter named Khloe and she is 18 months old already. I added some pictures of the completed crib, and the daybed (she's already using the daybed).

  Crib in Khloe's Room  
   

 

  Crib in Khloe's Room  
   

 

  Khloe in Crib  
   

 

  Khloe on daybed  
   

 

  Khloe on daybed with mom  
   

 

  Crib in Khloe's Room
   

 

 

November 9, 2009

I'm going to be a grandpa in December and my daughter Kelly asked me if I would make a crib.  How could I refuse?  I am using plans for a convertible crib that would become a daybed, and then a full size bed as my granddaughter gets older.  Kelly wants it to be painted white to match other furniture in the nursery, so I chose to make it out of ash.  It is moving along quite well and I expect to be done later this week and start painting the following week.

Here are some pictures of the progress so far.

I started with  1/8th scale model to show Kelly and give her something to look at while I went and did my magic.

The gate actually moves up and down. Yeah, I know, I have way too much time on my hands.

Actually, making the model gave me an opportunity to think about what I was going to need to make the full size parts.

After gluing the slats to the top and bottom rails for the headboard and end pieces I clamped the assemblies together to get the final dimensions for the gate.

Here's some random photos taken while building the crib parts.  Follow this link to see a video of me routing the edges of the slats.

Planing slat stock to 1/2 thick

Ripping slats to width

Tracing the pattern on the slat blank

Rough cutting the slat contour on the band saw

Routing the final shape using a template

Sanding the slats to final thickness

Before and after routing the edges of the slats

My fixture for cutting the 1/2 diameter on the end of the slats

The machined pieces ready for assembly

Drilling the holes for the slats - all 140

Gate slats and rails dry assembled to check fit

Headboard assembly clamped while glue sets

 

 

 

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