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  1. 18th May 2007, 02:56 PM #1
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    Default First project - cot

    In hindsight it was an ambitious first woodworking project, but here it is. The mattress base is in the lower position but can be raised to a higher level (check image without drop down front). You can see the metal rods that slide within the 10mm routed groove of the front posts. I've put together a spring loaded mechanism for the drop down lock in the top rail of the drop down front. It's a 28mm long spring of 1mm wire pushing half of a metal cabinet handle. The bit of the handle that's normally fastened to the cabinet protrudes through the wood and into the wooden handle that you can see at either end of the top rail of the drop down. The spring forces the metal rod into a 15mm deep hole at the top of the routed groove. This is deep enough to stop the top metal rod from popping out and dropping down if the little fella (my nephew) starts banging against the sides.

    Every joint is a mortice & tenon joint except some hand cut dovetails to hold the mattress base together (check out image without dropdown front). Yes, every slat is joinedwith the rails by M&T. This is why the mattress base in the lower position - the little fella has outgrown the higher position. As I said, it's my first project so I didn't quite appreciate how long M&Ts take (Ms done with morticer, Ts hand cut and pared)

    The wood is Tasmanian Oak finished with Ubeaut Hard shellac containing 5% Jarrah spirit stain in first two coats and then another 4 coast of hard shellac without stain. Ubeaut EEE polish and then traditional wax.
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  3. 18th May 2007, 03:00 PM #2
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    Absolutely outstanding for a first project (and not to shabby for any subsequent projects either I may add).

    You do not want to see my first project by comparison

    Nice one.

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  4. 18th May 2007, 07:18 PM #3
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    WOW Harry For a first project you have done an awsome job, The cot looks terrific. Well done
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    Outstanding first up project. very nice work, what's next??
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  6. 18th May 2007, 07:54 PM #5
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    From one Harry to another... nice work Harry!
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    Very ambitious first project which turned out a treat. Well done.
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    Very nice indeed! Two thumbs up. That one will be in the family for a long time and have many ultimate users.
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    Thumbs up Nice

    Nice one Harry, greenie on the way.

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    Great one Harry, especially for a first project.
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  11. 20th May 2007, 12:21 AM #10
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    Thanks for the positive feedback I have to say that I was pretty happy with how it turned out. I also have this forum to thank for the excellent advice I've been able to find in past threads and by posting questions. The finishing advice in particular was incredibly useful

    Next projects? Once my friends and family saw the cot my 'to-do' list expanded quite rapdily I plan to do some bedside tables and a variety of furniture we need in our house before starting on the other orders. I am also putting up an aquarium stand to house a heap of breeding tanks.

    My vastly better half is in Tasmania and called me the other day to say she'd picked up 3 slabs of Huon pine (~4-5ft x ~1.5-2ft x 2") for $80-100 each. She sent me some pix and boy did she pick some nice bits of wood So I'll also be thinking about projects for these.
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    I am impressed. That is a fine piece of woodwork. Congratulations.
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