Woodworker's Journal 1985-9-3, страница 46
as shown in Fig. 1 and mortise the feet correspondingly. Also tenon the various slats and mortise the upper and lower rails to accept these tenons, as illustrated in Fig. 2. These slats should be flush with the inside edge of the rails, which will leave them recessed slightly in relation to the outside edge. Next, cut the V* in. wide grooves in the lower rails and ends to accept the V* in. thick plywood bottom <K). At this time glue up the two side assemblies consisting of the slats and rails. The locking mechanism, (parts L, M, and N), is assembled with dowels, as shown in Fig. 3, and then glued to the underside of the plywood bottom. The locking piece (N) pivots on two dowels and stays up out of the way when it is not being used by means of two 3/a in. diameter bullet catches (0) mounted on either side. The cradle's pivots are two short lengths of threaded rod mounted in tee-nuts as shown in Fig, 4. Drill through the center of the round spacer, set the first tee-nut in place, and fix the spacer to the end with four woodscrews. Add the second tee-nut on the inside of the hole drilled through the leg, and mount the cradle to the leg assembly with the short threaded rod, topped off with a cap nut. Both the cradle and leg assemblies are joined with hanger bolts and cap nuts. This feature insures easy disassembly, and the cap nuts lend the piece a nice finished look. Sand, stain, and finish all the component pieces before final assembly. We recommend generously rounding all exposed edges to eliminate any chance of accident or injury. Wvj BUI Of Materials (All Dimensions Actual) No. BUI Of Materials (All Dimensions Actual) No.
This attractive cradle contains no turnings, a feature that will mean any woodworker, not only those with lathes, can build it. The cradle swings easily on two pivots, has a locking mechanism, and can be disassembled for storage when it is no longer needed. The entire cradle, (excepting the plywood bottom), can be crafted from V* in, hardwood stock. Although we used oak, cherry, maple, ash, or walnut would also be good choices. Begin by cutting to length and width parts A through N. Note that the stock for the slats (parts H, I, and J), must be planed or sanded down to V% in, thickness. You will probably have to glue up 3A in. stock to make part E which is 26 in. wide. Refer to the grid pattern where necessary and use the band or saber saw to shape parts A, B, C, E, H, I, J, L, and N. Tenon the legs Cradle Designed and built by Richard Van Osch |
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