1ST Grandchild Project (WIP) - Completed!

[Mt. Gomer]

Re: 1ST Grandchild Project (WIP) - Updated 10-31-09

That is beautiful!!!

 

[ptt49er]

Re: 1ST Grandchild Project (WIP) - Updated 10-31-09

That looks great!! I know it will see plenty of loving use!

 

[TV]

Re: 1ST Grandchild Project (WIP) - Updated 10-31-09

Looking great, Wayne! And congrats on the fast approaching grandchild.

tv

 

[Canuck]

Just a few more details to complete…..

I had to cut the curves on the stretcher and using my template and a pattern bit, clean up the profile.

One thing that gave me a bit of a fit was the swing lock. The plan called for a stepped hole (3/4” down to ½”) for a stepped dowel that should have slid into a recess in the bottom rail of the basket.

Well…. After I spent too much time making the stepped dowel..

….when I drilled the through ½” hole in the upright, it was off center with the ¾” hole and would not slide through the stretcher into the recess.

Decided on another recovery. Just drill the ¾” hole all the way through the stretcher. Cut a piece of ¾” dowel and screw a 7/8” diameter fender washer to the end of the dowel. (Thanks for that tip Joe!)

Worked like a charm!

Last was adding a cap to the stretcher…

Completed the keeper pegs for the stretcher mortise and tenon and finally ready for finish….

Got it all done today!!!

Gave it one very, very light coat of Minwax Golden Pecan stain, one coat of gloss wipe-on poly, steel wooled with 0000 and three more coats of satin wipe-on poly.

(Picture looks a little darker than it really is. Camera trickery!:eusa_doh

Now I turn it over to the LOML to design and make a mattress and bedding.

Again. This was a fun project, in spite of several new woodworking techniques learned. (Cutting M&T, through mortises, slot cutting and plenty of band saw and template routing for the curves.)

Hope that it will be well used in the future!

Thanks for looking and bearing with me through all of this detail!

Thanks,

Wayne

 

[PChristy]

Looking great Wayne

 

[McRabbet]

And another family heirloom is born! Beautiful job, Wayne!!

 

[kmcardle]

Wayne - That looks beautiful. Wow. You must have spent quite a few hours this week on it.

Kevin

 

[FredP]

great work!:icon_thum bet that one will be passed down for quite some time.:eusa_clap

 

[LeftyTom]

Gorgeous work, Wayne. The tusk tenon is a nice aesthetic (betcha thunk I didn't know any fiddy cent words!) touch.

 

[Trent Mason]

Wayne, that turned out VERY nice!!! Excellent work! :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap