babies new cot

[L plater]

Hi all,
Just a quick thankyou to everyone - I spent countless hours reading through months of posts trying to teach myself enough to be able to get my little boy in his own cot. It took me 6 months to the day I got my carfull of recycled oregon home and thousands of "when are you going to be finished?" from SWMBO.

cheers

[Ian Smith]

Reckon you can take your L Plates off mate - that is superb.
Something that should stay in the family for generations

Ian

[Wood Borer]

Nice job, I am sure the young bloke will sleep well in it. Have a greenie.

[Honorary Bloke]

Nice piece of work, mate! The kid will love it now and HIS kids will love it, too.

BTW, how did you get the drawer to stay open with the cot lying on its side like that?

[fred.n]

Very....... Very nice work there
a family heirloom is born
Well done

[Wongo]

L,

You done a great job and you should be very proud. It looks very professional and it is hard to believe it is made by a first-timer.

Well done.

[BobR]

Welcome to the forum. Nice work.

[TommyC]

Great work, a cot is a very satisfying project! Looks fantastic. Well Done.

[Gra]

looks great, will have to hide this thread from SHMBO. now you can start of the change table

[Tex79]

It's an absolute Beauty!! Well Done.

Where did you get the Oregon?

Cheers,

Evan

[AlexS]

Very nice, I'm sure it will remain in the family for a long long time.

[L plater]

Thanks guys for the great feedback.
I sourced the oregon from Salvage Enterprises at wingfield.
Three quarters of the way through it I realised I would need a change table for the little man, so another project was born. The change table only took a weekend because I had made enough mistakes on the cot to learn the right way to do things.
I spoke to Neil at the timber and woodworking show about coating the cot - didnt want anything toxic coating my boys cot. He sorted me out with some french polish and eee wax.
I was quite happy with the results and the fact that it only cost me 4 stitches and about a three hour wait in the local emergency dept.
The hardest thing all up I guess is that its virtually impossible to buy the dropside components for the cot. I ended up having a very good look at the demo ones in store, went and bought $20.00 of brass plate and got to work with the dremel. works a treat!!

cheers

[Poppa]

Beautiful work L plater (bit of a misnomer that!). I love oregon as well, and luckily our local salvage yard seems to have an endless supply. I love the grain in it, and the fact that it is easy to work with is a plus.

Your change table looks better than the commercially available ones, and the cot is one of the nicer ones I've ever seen. Great idea to put a drawer underneath it as well. Greenie launched....

[channa]

Good on ya mate - nice design, and shedding a little bit of your own blood on it just makes it even more special. Good luck with parenthood too. There will be lots of ups and downs, but even when its not going 100%, just running your hand over that smooth surface will bring a smile to your face (..the wood that is)

[Scally]

Great job on the nursery.

I made this cot 2 years ago for my first grandson, so I appreciate your efforts.
I resorted to a mate who builds hotrods to make the slide mechanism.

My daughter bought her change table because I was running short of time.

The front has now been removed from the cot and it is used as a bed.

I am sure yours will see many years of use and enjoyment.