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5th June 2015, 11:30 PM #1
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Dolls cradle
I was invited to two year old's birthday so after asking SWBO for ideas (I have done enough dolls houses lately) it was down to the shed to design a dolls cradle. I had a rough idea of the style but mocked it up with little scraps to get the basic dimensions. The rocker section was the hardest so after cutting all the pieces and dry assembling I cut two pieces of pine, clamped them on and then started with a a large radius rocker section and progressively modified until I got the rocking action that I was after.
I still haven't adjusted all the M & Ts but I will get that in the morning. Hopefully glue up tomorrow and get a first coat of BLO, poly and turps on it.
John
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6th June 2015, 09:32 AM #2
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I look forward to seeing the cradle at it's next stage John, keep up the good workRegardsKeith
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6th June 2015, 10:08 AM #3
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Hmm
good idea might be something for the men's shed to make for the local day care/pre-schoolregards
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6th June 2015, 04:04 PM #4
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Assembled with first coat. Only another 5 to go.
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6th June 2015, 04:50 PM #5
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Looks really nice John
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6th June 2015, 11:37 PM #6
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looks good
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6th June 2015, 11:52 PM #7
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Very nicely made and will never fall apart with all those M & T joints.
What are you using for your finish?Dallas
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7th June 2015, 12:34 AM #8
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Thanks guys.
Dallas - I'm using 45% poly, 45% turps, 10% BLO. Wipe on very thin, leave 5 minutes then wipe off. Light sand with 800 grit wet and dry between coats. The finish builds very slowly but after 5 or 6 coats has a sort of a rubbed/oiled look. I was using thirds of the above but the oil was staying tacky for too long so dropped the proportion of BLO.
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7th June 2015, 09:46 AM #9
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G'Day John, Now that's on first class wooden toy which will rock some little girls day, beautiful constructed and finished sir...Cheers, crowie
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