Final touches on the cradle .. OR .. How much Wood could a Rob-chuck chuck?

Well this three-day weekend has been a blur. That blur could be caused by the air being filled with sawdust; I'm not sure. However the cradle in it's entirety is finally completed.

I designed a frame to hold the cradle suspended so we could use the cradle either in the floor or hang it from the frame at night for rocky-rocky time. Plus I wanted a way to store the removable rocker base when it was not in use. And so this is the result and it's my first time really designing a piece of furniture. I'm pretty happy with how it came out.

Here are a few pics of it which I snapped about an hour ago or so. This frame is made from the same wood (pine) as the rest of the cradle. I wanted a design which was graceful but still strong. The arcs and curves in this do pretty well for gracefulness and for strength, well my son can hang from the crossbar. So I think from a functionality standpoint, it was a success.

There are lots of things I'd do differently if I did this again. When I look at this project I see tons of things I could do better. However, this was a great learning experience plus I got to make something that works well in our home and that is functional - always a big plus.

The wife got a little misty when she saw how it came out. She's happy with it. However it could have been a mild contraction - you never know!