At Long Last...It Is Done.

After six long months of procrastination...err...hard work and perseverence, I am quite happy to say, the crib is done.

Enough blabber, have a look at the pictures...here's one to get you hooked.

A close up of the inlaid walnut...

A view from the front, looking through to the back...

And finally, a look at the entire crib from the front...

All in all, this was a very rewarding project to build. Looking at it I find it rather hard to believe that this is something that I built with my own hands...and I find it even harder to believe that it actually went together and functions as it should! The trickiest part of the entire project was the finishing. There are a lot of little nooks and crannies to try to get finish into...and to get finish in there without messing up other parts of the finish was at times rather frustrating. But I learned a lot along the way, both in the construction and in the finishing...sometimes the hard way :)

The crib is finished with two coats of gloss Arm-R-Seal followed by two coats of semi-gloss Arm-R-Seal. I went through a quart of finish (a pint of gloss and a pint of semi-gloss), countless recycled t-shirts, a bejillion latex gloves, and a couple dozen foam brushes in the process.

I hope, for Mike and Christy's sake, that Kaitlin Ann gets many quality hours of sleep in the crib. Who knows, maybe a new nephew would enjoy it too? :)

Posted by Rob at July 25, 2004 9:06 PM