Poplar Baby Cradle - Project of the Week
This week’s project comes from Scott who writes:
I thought I would send you a couple photos of my latest project. I built it for friends who are expecting their first. The wood is poplar except for the bearing covers and wood locking screw which are walnut. I finished it with blond shellac because I know it’s non-toxic. I made the bearings from HMW plastic and used grade 8 bolts for the pins. Other than the pin assemblies, there is no metal in the project. I looked at some photos for inspiration, purchased the pad (for size) and just designed it “on the fly”.
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Looks Nice. Claude
Beautiful! I’d like to make one for my soon to arrive granddaughter, but she might be three years old by the time I would finish!
thanks for sharing.
rjh
Great use of poplar, it really looks nice.
How did you make the joints between the top rail and the ends, and between the base and the main vertical support?
Thats some fine looking Poplar! The poplar my dealer has always seems to have that horrid green haze to it!
Your project looks fantastic, can I ask why poplar? Was it strictly a decision made for cost, or do you just like working the species?
My only concern with your design is storage. It seems pretty bulky to store between the times its called upon for use. It doesn’t “break down” in any way does it?
Cradles are a great thing for us to build, they are able to be passed down for generations. I hope that yours is around for hundreds of years!
Scott,
Really nice design. I’d love to see a sketch of the bearing assembly posted over on the Forum.
That is the nicest looking natural finish on poplar I have ever seen. Great job.
Tom