Joint effort crib

[Larry Rose]

My son Sandy

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and I built this crib for my soon to be grandchild. Sandy rough cut the lumber and painted it and I milled the pieces and assembled it. Nothing to do now but wait.

 

[ashley_phil]

looks great!

 

[WoodWrangler]

Beautiful!

A buddy of mine wants to build one similar, but we were wondering about the arc'd back. How did you decide to pull that off? Laminations?

 

[cpowell]

Worth the wait IMHO, it turned out very nice. Your "milling and assembly" look pretty doggone spiffy to me and Sandy did a great job on the paint, the surface looks perfect. (I hate painting).

Can't be too many things cooler than making an heirloom crib for your grandchild. :gar-Bi


Chuck

 

[Bas]

Wow, that looks just as good as the stuff you can get from IKEA/ Pottery Barn/ Wal-Mart! :gar-Bi
(duck!)

My hat of to you, mister and master Rose. That is a great looking crib. Lots of great shadow lines and reveals, and the paint job is superb. What did you use for the finish?

 

[Canuck]

Very nice work there, Larry!:icon_thum:icon_thum:icon_thum

I agree that the finish looks like "factory finish". Smooth and uniform.

The arched back sure looks cool too!:wsmile:

Will be enjoyed by many I am sure!

Wayne

 

[Larry Rose]

Beautiful!

A buddy of mine wants to build one similar, but we were wondering about the arc'd back. How did you decide to pull that off? Laminations?

Yes, I bent it by laminating and using a form. It's really easy to do. I used pieces about 1/8" thick. The thinner the pieces the tighter radius you can get.

 

[Sandy Rose]

Wow, that looks just as good as the stuff you can get from IKEA/ Pottery Barn/ Wal-Mart! :gar-Bi
(duck!)

My hat of to you, mister and master Rose. That is a great looking crib. Lots of great shadow lines and reveals, and the paint job is superb. What did you use for the finish?

Hey Bas - I used Sherwin-Williams Pro-Classic Semi-Gloss acrylic latex bright white on it applied with a super smooth foam roller. I wanted to use a stain on it, but what a pregnant woman wants, a pregnant woman gets and LOML wanted paint!

 

[skeeter]

Nice job, everything is awesome. I really like the curved top.

 

[mikeacg]

The curve really makes it! I don't think I've ever seen one like that before. Good job - both of you!

 

[Dutchman]

Great looking crib. It looks very well built. Glad to see you kept your slat spacing tight. I have had to paint over some nice wood myself. Sometimes it's better to just say yes dear and get out the brush.

 

[CrealBilly]

Hey Bas - I used Sherwin-Williams Pro-Classic Semi-Gloss acrylic latex bright white on it applied with a super smooth foam roller. I wanted to use a stain on it, but what a pregnant woman wants, a pregnant woman gets and LOML wanted paint!

You are a smart man :gar-Bi Nice crib :thumbs_up

 

[Trent Mason]

Nice job fellas. And congrats on the soon-to-be new addition to the family. :icon_thum

 

[LeftyTom]

Looks nice, and sturdy to boot.

 

[Sandy Rose]

You are a smart man :gar-Bi Nice crib :thumbs_up

I'm learning......slowly, but I'm learning.