First attempt at Greene and Greene

[vidkid26]

This is my first attempt at the Greene and Greene style of furniture. My "adopted" kids are having their first baby on Christmas day, so I thought I would make a nice cozy place for him to snooze. I used the plans I had from a previous build and modified it to fit this style. It took  a couple of weeks of mulling things over in my mind to finally get what I thought would work. Thank goodness for the domino. It made this projects a whole lot easier. I used General Finishes water based dye for the color. 7parts yellow/4parts med brown. 4 coats of Arm-R-Seal to finish it off. Made a few major mistakes but I think I covered them up well enough. Let me know what your think.
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[Guilliaume woodworks]

I love Greene & Greene style. I think you did an outstanding job. Looks very authentic .

 

[Theshipstore]

Really nice job, the finish looks great, should be enjoyed by baby for sure  [thumbs up]

Sal

 

[stvrowe]

A nice job of using G&G elements.  Please evaluate the distance between slats on the side.  They look too far apart and may be a potential choking hazard.

 

[vidkid26]

I did realize this a little too late. We will put a pad all the way around to keep any problems from happening

 

[jbasen]

Very nice.

There is a Greene and Greene style furniture group on Yahoo.  The group includes some people who are incredibly knowledgeable on the history of the Greene brothers as well as their furniture.  If you are interested in Greene & Greene style furniture and the arts and crafts movement I highly recommend it.

Jay

 

[tjskinny]

I'm really drawn to the Greene and Greene style.  Well done, well done !

 

[Alli]

What a lucky kid, that's very nice work.

Can I ask about the substantial base, does that allow the cradle to rock? or does it turn into a bed when the little one is a bit older?

 

[kenobi]

Great job!  This is a beautiful piece of furniture that I'm sure will serve them well.  I love seeing arts & crafts projects like this.  Thanks for sharing this!

 

[Sparktrician]

That is absolutely beautiful!!!  You've captured the essence of the G&G style so well.  The recipients are lucky to have a "dad" with your talent. 

[smile]

 

[vidkid26]

What a lucky kid, that's very nice work.

Can I ask about the substantial base, does that allow the cradle to rock? or does it turn into a bed when the little one is a bit older?

The cradle glides on the base. This style allows the bed to remain flat rather than rocking side to side. See picture 7

 

[Paul G]

Really nice job, the finish looks great, should be enjoyed by baby for sure  [thumbs up]

Sal

The baby will probably be just as content in a cozy cardboard box, but the parents OTOH will certainly enjoy seeing this beautiful piece of functional furniture in their home. Very nicely done vidkid26

 

[Alli]

What a lucky kid, that's very nice work.

Can I ask about the substantial base, does that allow the cradle to rock? or does it turn into a bed when the little one is a bit older?

The cradle glides on the base. This style allows the bed to remain flat rather than rocking side to side. See picture 7

Ahh, got it. It was picture 7 that got me puzzled - did it rock or transform into a bed, changing bench or similar.

Again, very nice work

 

[jacko9]

Great job and the finish looks very warm.

Jack

 

[frodo]

VidKid,

Very nice work.

You mentioned a pad around the crib to prevent any problems due to the distance between slats. I work in emergency services and have seen tragedies with children in cribs, even in padded ones. Yes they are rare but why even take a remote chance. A childs body is smaller than it's head. If they wiggle around and get thru the slats they can fall to the point of having just their head caught and choke.

Please consider a more permanent solution. One where a child could not fit between the slats even without a pad. Not trying to scare you. Just would hate to see any problem occur. 

Respectfully, Tony

 

[vidkid26]

VidKid,

Very nice work.

Please consider a more permanent solution. One where a child could not fit between the slats even without a pad. Not trying to scare you. Just would hate to see any problem occur. 

Respectfully, Tony

I think what Ill do is take a 5" tall piece of ply or hard board and have my wife quilt a pad around it and permanently fit it to each side. thanks for your thoughtfulness.
Vidkid

 

[atogrf1]

INCREDIBLE!!!!  Well done.
That is one lucky baby for sure.

 

[John Stevens]

One word:  heirloom!

 

[RDMuller]

On the vertical slat issue, this needs to be changed before you consider using the crib.  Right now it would be illegal to sell this crib.  I would hesitate to fit solid wood inside it as someone in the future many years from now might remove it. 

Will the domino  D500 fit between the verticals?  It looks like it might.  If so, pop a mortise between each slat on the bottom of the top rail.    Likewise  place a mortise between the slats on the top of the bottom rail setting the domino as deep as you can get it to dig.  Then take a hand drill and drill the outer boundaries of the mortise all the way through to the bottom.  Then make a larger mortise with a bigger domino bit coming up from the very bottom of the bottom row.

Then put the domino tenon in the top of new slat and push, pound, etc to get the thing in place.  This will be the toughest part of this operation.

The purpose of this bigger mortise at the very bottom of the bottom rail is to allow you to push the domino up through it until you hit the smaller mortise and then you finish pushing it up when you reach the "real" size by using a hammer  and pound it in.  If you wish, plug the bottom mortise when done with a larger domino.

This just might work if you have the space to get the Domino machine in.  The new verticals would not have to be the same width as the old, but I'll bet it would look good if it was.  Either way, make sure you get the spacing to consumer product safety commission standards.  Don't forget to tighten up the end spaces also.

The Domino is an amazing machine for handling some real "odd ball" types of projects.  I have "hooked together" all kinds of jigs, extensions, etc. that would have had to have screws or dowels previously.

 

[nclemmons]

RD

I like what you are suggesting to improve the crib safety.  Wonder if you might be able to use spring loaded Dominos on the bottom rail - route them deep enough to accommodate a spring under a domino, slip it in and allow it to spring back into the slat? 

neil