baby Shiloh's new Crib with pictures

[blaze83]

Here is the latest project, a new baby crib I made for my wife and soon to be baby girl, Shiloh. The crib is all walnut, the butterflies are cherry and the flower is figured ash. Next up is a changing table if i have time before the 24th of July when we are due  The crib is finished with four coats of high gloss tongue oil, sanded with steel wool between each coat.


here is a picture with the side folded down


side folded up

close up of the headboard raised panels and the butterflies and flower which where my dad and wifes idea :D

[bedway]

For what ever its worth, im a cabinet maker and i admire your craftsmanship and design, well done.

[pasbuild]

very nice

[WDH]

That crib is beautiful!  I love the figure and the knots in the walnut.

[Magicman]

Very nice indeed.  There was some love in that craftsmanship.   ;)

[Dodgy Loner]

Wow, it's so pretty I almost want to curl up and sleep it :D

You've got a lucky family

[metalspinner]

 8) 8)

Looks great, blaze!

Now you need a matcking dresser, side table, changing table, wadrobe..... :D

[Patty]

Your crib is absolutely beautiful! One of the nicest I have ever seen. Good job!!  8)

[Ron Scott]

Very Nice!

[blaze83]

thanks every one for the nice words and compliments, I would like to start on some more furniture soon, but have a ton of other things to do also. The baby is due July 24th, so I have a small window to get things done. the next piece will be the changing table if i get to it.

thanks again for the support and compliments,

Steve

[jamesamd]

 8) absolutely beautiful Blaze!very,very well done!
Jim

[Coon]

Beautiful indeed.  ;D

[Lud]

Real nice work, Blaze.  Have you engraved the bottom about your making it since this should be a family heirloom someday.  Maybe setting up a list for all the future occupant's names.  Quite a keeper! 8)

[thecfarm]

Looking forward to some pictures of Shiloh in the crib. Good job on the crib.

[metalspinner]

Maybe setting up a list for all the future occupant's names.

On the bottom of the slats of the cradle I made for our family, I carve all the vitals of the big day. Time, weight, length, etc.  So far there are five babies info recorded. A couple of years ago, my wife and I had a disagreement on how much our first son weighed at birth.  Needless to say, I was wrong.  Don't ever argue with a woman about the size of her baby.  And never, NEVER!, under-remember the weight. :D :D

[WDH]

Chris's comment about baby weight made me think about my youngest daughter.  She was born 3 1/2 months premature and weighed 1 pound 13 ounces.  She struggled to survive, but she was a real battler.  Now, she is 21 years old and just got accepted into the University of Georgia School of Veterinary Medicine as a junior, one year early, which is very hard to do.  Her situation came out much better than most in her circumstances, and we are very proud and thankful.  A person's children is in many ways their legacy.

Blaze, I wish that I had the skills at that time to build her a cradle like yours, and Chris, I wish that I had carved her birth date and weight in the wood of the cradle.  She certainly deserved it.

That cradle will be a treasure for many many years to come!  Thank you for sharing this.

[Norm]

Wow that is a beautiful crib Blaze! Thanks for sharing it with us.

Danny tell your daughter congratulations from a stranger in Iowa. 

[GF]

That is very nice, and one of a kind and should be treasured for a long time.   
Great job!

Gary

[hackberry jake]

I just did a search on baby cribs trying to find Magicmans crip and I found this. Simply amazing. I don't think the one I build will look nearly as clean.

[WDH]

You can do it, Jake.