John,

I would put crib-making in the same category as an extravagantly
embroidered childs outfit, size 00.

You can make a good one, a great one, but it's an item used so relatively
infrequently and for such a short time.

To benefit from your workmanship and design, I would ask if a substitute
item could be made instead. Something that could be used for decades and
beyond.

Cribs and childs beds yield to single mattress beds and dressers in the
longevity column.


Having said all that, there's certainly nothing wrong with building a crib
or other short-term items.

On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 7:32 AM, John M Johnston (jmjhnstn) <
jmjhnstn@m...> wrote:

> 'Lo Galoots Assembled,
>
> My youngest daughter is due to deliver her first child (and my third
> grandchild) around the middle of July and she has asked me to build a
> crib.  Having never made such a piece, I thought I would turn to the
> collective wisdom of those Galoots who have gone before.
>
> I would very much appreciate information on plans, dimensions for
> available mattress frames, sources for mattress frames and hardware, tips,
> pitfalls and the like.
>
> I thank you,
> John
>
> John M. Johnston
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