The Crib is Finally done!!!!!

Yes, you read that right, the crib is done. Well to the best of my abilities anyways.

A little history:

I found out that Tera was pregnant and immediately thought about building a crib with Tera's Grandpa(Les, Awesome Woodworker). So I found the plans and hardware kit that I liked on Rockler's website. I found a Mennonite that was looking to sell a bunch of hardwoods, so I bought $500 worth of maple, cherry and oak. The maple that I bought that was dry enough to use was rough at best, but through much work, most of it was usable.

Parts:
4 legs
2 upper and 2 lower end rails
46 slats
2 top and 2 bottom caps
2 gate rails.
plus some other parts.

We changed the plans and decided to go with Tenon/Mortise design, so each slat needed a tenon on each end and each tenon needed a mortise to go in. So 96 tenons, and 96 Mortises, very time consuming.

After it was all cut out, it was up to me to sand and finish it. So after 60, 120, and 22o grit sandings, Tera and I decided to use danish oil(natural) to stain the crib. I applied 2 coats and it looks very nice, very natural.

Here's what you have been waiting for, PICS!!!


Dustin