And So It Begins...

(Yes, I know, two posts in one day!)

My brother and his wife are expecting a baby sometime early this summer. So, I thought a great gift for the little one (don't tell anyone, but I'm hoping for a boy!) would be a crib. I thought it would be a little more personal than something from Toys 'R Us or wherever.

I actually tried to start this project about a month or so ago with the acquisition of the plans and hardware for the crib. There was a slight mix up with zip codes and shipping and such, so I didn't receive the plans and hardware until last week. This week, the fun began...

As you can see here, there is a large quantity of hard maple waiting to be made into something useful. This is the stock from which I am building the crib...a whole bunch of 8/4 stock and some 4/4 stock. There is a piece of walnut in the pile somewhere which will be used for some accent pieces.

So anyways...I got started today milling up the legs for the crib. Nothing special right now, just four pieces of wood on the bench...but its a start. I was going to start cutting up the slats for the crib also, but thought better of it. That will give me something to do tomorrow.

I'm hoping to really get cranking with this project when the new saw arrives. My main problem right now is that my current saw isn't exactly pleased with the task of having to cut this 2" thick hard maple...it's doing it, but complaining quite a bit.

Thank God I have until May or so to get this done :)

Posted by Rob at February 7, 2004 7:39 PM