On Apr 20, 2015, at 9:29 AM, Matthew Groves  wrote:

> 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.

Along the lines Matt suggests, I built a cradle for a grand nephew a few years
ago. Since it was to be used for such a short period I built a lid for it. Once
he was out of the cradle the lid was added and the rockers taken off and e had
a toybox w/ a much longer useful life.

ht
tps://www.flickr.com/photos/77280442@N.../sets/72157652062966642/

I used these hinges for the top for saftey -

http://www.rockler.com/lid-stay-torsion-hinge-lid-support-satin-
nickel">http://www.rockler.com/lid-stay-torsion-hinge-lid-support-satin-
nickel

Bill