Finished Baby Bed

Alright so still not much turning goin on but I did finally finish the baby bed.... almost. I am waiting on the delivery of some drawer pulls, then it will b e completely finished. However we moved it into the baby's room and replaced the old white crib.

Lessons learned from this project:
Don't buy big box store wood. It is warped.
Don't take the measurements in the plans as Gospel, make measurements from the actual projects when fitting things together. The cuts probably do not match exactly to what the plans state.
Be flexible and maintain the ability to redesign if something does not work out just right.
That being said, you also need to recognize when it would be better to start over.
Be wary of "stainable" wood filler. They lie.

Now time for some pictures.

Just moved it in.

 A picture of me and AnnMarie as she tries out her new bed for the first time.

A new angle.

For my first real honest to goodness flat woodworking/furniture project it turned out better than I expected.

Baby Bed

I am in the process of building a baby bed for the new baby that should be arriving any day now. This is the primary reason I have been neglecting the lathe and blog. Anyway the bed is made out of red oak and should be finished this coming weekend. Hopefully I can finish before the baby gets here. Ok now for the pics.