Mid-Century Modern Walnut and Maple Baby Crib // How To - Woodworking

I built a mid-century modern baby crib for my first kid, arriving in a few weeks. This video is sponsored by Blue Apron. First 50 people to sign up will get $40 off your first two weeks of Blue Apron! Click here: cook.ba/2Iftqos Get the SketchUp file: craftedworksho...
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[@tylerharrison962]

Made this crib for my son because of this video! Couldn’t be happier with how it turned out

[@slowdaze]

I think the dowel failure was a success for the design. The rounded square slats look amazing and fit the overall design much better.

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks, glad you dig it!

[@rainasaid5926]

I didn`t intend to make use of this woodworking book, *TopFineWoodworking. Com* but rather curious about it. I had been truly amazed right after trying it. It never disappointed me in my wish to acquire more information about the art of wood working. Many topics were covered, including everything from wood types to developing your workshop.?

[@weberwoodshop]

“Turn the router speed down for hard maple to avoid burning” I’m literally sitting here having coffee before I’m about to rout an edge on a ton of maple. That’s a great reminder with perfect timing! ...And beautiful project too btw!

[@craftedworkshop]

Nice, perfect timing for sure, thanks Blake!

[@GarethFlatlands]

And I'm about to fine shape a bass guitar neck from birdseye maple with a router and template so I couldn't have watched this video at a better time!

[@jengineer9405]

Bro i almost spit out my food. What a coincidence, I'm watching this video so that I can create a similar bed for our kid who is expected April 22nd as well.

[@FOMI1970]

These are my favourite kind of builds , the thing that could be passed on from one generation to the other , congratulations in advance for your new baby , I hope that he/she and your wife will be in good health.

[@craftedworkshop]

Me too, will be really cool to have this video showing how it was built. Fingers crossed!

[@3x3CustomTamar]

This is incredible. The most amazing thing about this is that you know it will be safe for your child because you built it. I wish I knew how to build when my first was born.... his crib (that I bought) broke in the middle of the night! I walked in to find the rail completely broken with the slats just hanging loosely!! And when they are teething they tend to bite the crib so using Rubio was a great call!

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks a lot Tamar! And yes, super happy I know that I built the thing bombproof, I will be super impressed if the kid can break it, hah.

[@kallekanin6551]

3x3Custom - Tamar o

[@cthobbies7931]

Fantastic job, a lovely crib which I’m sure will be a much love family heirloon👍

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks!

[@petarpetrovic1878]

Thank you... i made it for my soon to be born daughter ... with your drawing ... measurements were spot on... looks great

[@TroyeStonich]

I could hardly notice how beautiful the crib is because I was blinded by the beauty of the JB SQUAT!

[@craftedworkshop]

Hah, glad you enjoyed it, Troye! :)

[@modustrial]

Came out beautiful! The end result is deceptively simple and clean -- lots of precise joinery required for this one!

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks Mike, definitely a lot simpler looking that it actually is, lots of work!

[@johnenglish6681]

I made this crib for my first great grandson, It turned out very well, thanks to your video and SketchUp drawing. I also made a second front rail for a toddler bed. Thanks for sharing yours!!

[@bullwhipjohnson8247]

That crib is gorgeous. Your kid will have an appreciation for modern design.😏👶

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks, and they better! They're going to grow up in a mid-century modern nursery surrounded by handmade furniture, hah.

[@David-bt5vs]

Rainy holiday in Brazil, a hot coffee and a video of your channel, my holiday started very good!

[@craftedworkshop]

Nice, sounds perfect David!

[@MrCowboy6588]

Congrats on the upcoming bundle of joy! Had my first child (a daughter) last April - can confirm, its a great time to have a baby since it starts to get nice out and you don't have to stay couped up indoors. Getting out and about and walking around can help keep mom/dad/baby sane. Good luck! And great video!

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks a lot Nick! I definitely love the fact that we'll be able to get outdoors and hang out with the kid, should be a great summer.

[@Pacwind31]

Yeah, that's another win for you! I am a really big fan of black walnut and maple together. They pair up very nice.

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks Michael, I love the finished look!

[@johncalvertjr5242]

Love the contrast between the maple and Walnut!!! And congrats on the future tiny person!

[@craftedworkshop]

Me too, thanks John!

[@tonymarrazzo354]

I like the square way better than the round spindles, once again superb job!!

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks Tony, I think that ended up working out!

[@debtortobetter]

Congrats to you and your wife on baby #1! Beautiful project to enjoy for years to come!

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks a lot Barry!

[@mr.frogman9939]

This looks sweet, and a fun idea for the ends of the crib is to use a solid panel with a CNCed pattern cutout :D

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks, that would have been cool for sure!

[@wwt17]

Congratulations on the new family member. A homemade crib! Way cool, Dad!

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks Travis!

[@drewmcqueen932]

Congratulations to you and your wife! Beautiful crib and means much more that you were able to make it.

[@craftedworkshop]

Appreciate it, Drew, definitely a very special project.

[@parillaworks]

The crib looks great. Congrats to you and your wife on the baby :)

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks man!

[@brendanspafford206]

Congrats to you and your wife Johnny! Beautiful build! Crushing it man! My favorite KZbin maker !

[@craftedworkshop]

Wow, thanks a lot Brendan, that's high accolades!

[@philvarner]

I used your video to guide me through making this crib ~2 1/2 years ago. It turned out amazing(only I notice mistakes that I made for the most part, but in some ways that's a good part of the story now!). Perhaps a bit ambitious for my first woodworking project but it turned out great thanks to your video! Now my second child is using it! Thank you, thank you!

[@craftedworkshop]

That’s awesome Phil! Our second kid is using this crib now too!

[@CBABitz]

My wife and I are also expecting in April. We'd love to have a crib like this one. Congrats!

[@craftedworkshop]

Nice, congrats!

[@cwhussey5432]

and yet another family heirloom has been created... Excellent job....

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks CW!

[@TheEveryMaker]

That came out really nice! I do a lot of work with Walnut and light colored woods, so I really love the contrast. Congratulations on the becoming a father!

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks a lot, I love the contrast too!

[@kaixin9283]

Congratulations to you and your wife!

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks a lot Kai!

[@Cozmotrin1]

April 22 is a good day to be born! Lol I would know also it is earth day. Congrats and beautiful build.

[@craftedworkshop]

Seems like a good day for sure, thanks!

[@JonnyBuilds]

The crib came out absolutely beautiful! Well done, and congrats to you and your wife!

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks Jonny, appreciate it!

[@hazembata]

Great job on the build and congratulations on your child. Quick side note - I think it's amazing that we know when children will arrive down to the day. It's like ordering something off of Amazon. Except it's alive. And you and your wife made it. But other than that it's exactly the same.

[@craftedworkshop]

Hah, it probably won't be down to the exact day, but it should be pretty close. It is pretty crazy!

[@kuffyswoodwork]

Nice baby cot. Looks strong while still being lightweight.

[@craftedworkshop]

It's surprisingly heavy, Hard Maple is stupid heavy. Thanks!

[@thedrizz1913]

No idea rubio monocoat was 0 VOC! The crib turned out amazingly and the "plan b" looks even better!

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks Adrian! Yup, another benefit of Rubio I guess!

[@darringarris4029]

Thanks for the video and idea. Built a version of this for my first grandson.

[@craftedworkshop]

That’s awesome! Congrats!

[@barstad-9591]

Very nice. Sweet that you made that for your baby. I’m 59 and I still have the cradle that my parents designed and had made for me. Many babies have used that cradle. I’m hoping that someday my grand babies will use it! FYI, babies often chew on the wood on cribs, when they are teething (little beavers!) Just today James King, who donates his sawdust to animal shelters, said that walnut (I’m 99% sure he said walnut) cannot be donated. So you might want to double check to make sure that humans can chew on walnut. I don’t want to freak you out, but thought that you should know (I hope that I’m remembering wrong and that walnut is ‘edible’ for humans.) A baby will change your heart and your life forever! Congratulations.

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks Barbara! As long as you don't have a severe tree nut allergy, humans can chew on Walnut all they want. The finish also provides a barrier, so we should be good.

[@capestrani]

Great job! I designed and built my baby girl's crib too. I can tell it was a good built, for for the last 8 months that she's been sleeping on it I haven't heard any complaints... LOL!!

[@craftedworkshop]

Hah, nice Giulio!

[@FigmentsMade]

The crib looks beautiful! Props to you for doing all of that repetition! And congratulations in advance of the baby's arrival! And thank you for including the plans a and b so we can learn from what you did for the dowels. 👍

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks a lot! I like to show my mistakes so we can all learn from them.

[@trevorward85043]

Great project. I appreciate that you respect the original designer's copyright and thank you for the skp file with your interpretation. My daughter is having her first so I want to make something special for her. :)

[@chesterbanner3093]

Nice build. Congratulations on the addition to your family.

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks Chester!

[@Sritejajeedigunta]

Keeping aside carpentry here for a sec, what an amazing cinematography!!!

[@AngieWilliamsDesigns]

Great build. Its beautiful. Congrats on the upcoming baby. Since I'm watching it on April 2nd... maybe the little one is already here.

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks a lot Angie! Not here yet, still cooking :)

[@furthernorthfab]

Yes! Love the way it came out. Totally a family heirloom.

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks, love the way it turned out too!

[@morgan0179]

Our first child is due in May and the gender will be a surprise to us as well. Congrats! This is beautiful!

[@craftedworkshop]

Nice, that's awesome Matt! Thanks!

[@CrossCutCreations]

Awesome job Johnny! That will certainly be a very special piece that you will have for a long time.

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks, it most definitely will!

[@chrystald.]

Congratulations on the upcoming baby!

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks Chrystal, appreciate it!

[@alaskanadventures5865]

What a beautiful piece! An amazing family heirloom for sure. Also hope to see the sketchup plans when they come out

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks James! The SketchUp file is here: craftedworkshop.com/store/mid-century-modern-baby-crib-sketchup-file

[@seangholipour3884]

@@craftedworkshop I love this design. I’m trying to duplicate it for my grand daughter but I couldn’t find SketchUp file. Please help me if you can. Thanks

[@akneier]

I think it turned out way better with the rounded edges rather than perfect dowels! Congrats on such a great build! ..& the new baby too :P

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks a lot Alex!

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Great looking crib Johnny! and congratulations! to you and your wife on your first child! Thanks for sharing the video with us.😎👍JP

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks a lot, JP!

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

You're very welcome Johnny! 😎

[@masterofnone]

Luck kid you have there to have such a great set of parents. Again congratulations .

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks a lot man!

[@robdawley6354]

Beautiful crib! Congrats to you and your family on the baby!

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks Rob!

[@cavasinon9182]

Congratulations Johnny (to you and your wife) for the little "thing" to come :) And really nice build and video !

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks a lot!

[@thismightworkshop6819]

That’s a stylish crib. Well done.

[@craftedworkshop]

Appreciate it!

[@OscarGonzalez-bq3ph]

Wow, it’s beautiful. Great job, you’re inspiring me to want to give it a go! Now all I need is a workshop lol

[@IAMCUBEMAN]

1.) Congrats! 2.) Always love your videos and your builds. Keep doing what your doing.

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks a lot, Bradley! Won't be stopping any time soon.

[@tthomasokc]

Kind of crazy.... I sat in front of SketchUp last night laying out a crib for my God Daughters baby and came up with an almost identical design. Even plan on using hard maple and walnut. Don't have a hollow chisel mortiser so am leaning towards dominos for the spindles instead of M&T. Yours turned out great.

[@craftedworkshop]

Nice, that's awesome! And Dominos are a great option, my spindles were a little small for Dominos though. Gotta make them wider to make it easier on you.

[@silvergrizzly316]

Very NICE build Johnny, it certainly is concrete!!!👍 and I admire you and your wife's decision to wait on the gender of your child, not too many folks do that nowadays. Congratulations my friend!!! Jay.

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks a lot, it is super solid!

[@ShapeAndExplore]

Great build, I really like the way the dowels turned out in the end! I was half expecting some sort of "Yo, MTV check out my crib" line at some point, haha.

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks, I'm really happy with how they turned out too. And that would have been a good one!

[@Sergey-wg7ne]

Excellent, and congratulations!

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks Sergey!

[@BronkBuilt]

Crib came out great. Really is awesome. This is built so that it will last all the way through your 10th or 11th child ;)

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks man! That'll have to be grandkids, because there's no way we're having that many :)

[@asianoodleman7587]

beautiful work and congratulations on your baby. much love

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks man!

[@TheMotoDoug]

Congrats my daughter is due April 9th! Can't wait!

[@craftedworkshop]

Nice, congrats Doug!

[@tommcallister5835]

That's a great looking crib Johnny.

[@craftedworkshop]

Appreciate it, Tom!

[@lutheduck]

great news! On the topic of the build - its great! My guess is that you have left mattress low for the purpose of filming - but you will need mattress as high as possible for the first few months - in order to make it easy for yourself (especially the Ms as it will be harder for her to bend over that much)

[@zachjohnson41]

second that, also my babies always woke up while being put in the crib so the less that distance is the better.

[@craftedworkshop]

Yup, the mattress will be raised this week, it just looks better lower. Thanks a lot!

[@iamdann783]

simple but beautiful. excellent job!

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks!

[@johnbell1012]

April 22! That is earth day as well as my birthday. Also, excellent build!

[@craftedworkshop]

Yup, good day to have a kid, thanks John!

[@ASliceofWoodWorkshop]

Nice wood combination and beautiful crib.

[@craftedworkshop]

Appreciate it Timothy!

great work, one thing i would like to note, having 2 nieces, it would be nice if u added a function so you could raise and lower the front fence as it can be hard to lean over it to pick the baby up, especially for a smaller person

[@craftedworkshop]

Drop side cribs are illegal in the US. The mattress height is adjustable by adding more tapped holes, which I did right after this video went up.

[@thehamlinwoodshop]

Beautiful crib and congrats on the baby! Thanks for the video.

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks a lot!

[@Peeze16]

Great lookingg crib, and congrats on the first child!

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks!

[@aashishaashish]

Loved your video.. i landed on it as i also wish to build one my self for my new born baby girl :) you said its the design was safe. And i could see all your equipment are safe ..... very safe.. but for novices like me you should always have a safety advice ( I mean i have to wear safety glasses, gloves, leather apron and so on, as sensors are not working for me ) Will surely post my version of your build to you some how) God bless .. Keep posting !

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks, good luck on your build!

[@paridivan2670]

beautiful and lovely

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks Pari!

[@driftlessjoinery5059]

Nice piece and congrats on needing it. I had a similar issue many years ago with a similar bit trying to get square stock perfectly round. The best I could come up with was leaving additional length to the stock and leaving the ends square, then trimming them off. Also, adjusting the fence so that there was just a paper thin set-back so I wasn't removing any material at the center. Either way, it's a bummer. Fail fast, fail cheap, adjust your methods and move on.

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks! Glad to hear I wasn't the only one who had issues with that kind of bit.

[@ASousaMakesIt]

Congrats!! Damm I built a crib for my Boy months ago and wish so much to have this "mortice machine'... Making the all the mortises by and took me ages! Cheers from PT.

[@craftedworkshop]

Wow, I bet it did! I think they're worth it, considering how much time they save. Thanks!

[@JohnMadeit]

great build johnny. congratulations on the upcoming bundle of joy.. :)

[@craftedworkshop]

Appreciate it, John, can't wait!

[@petersonivy3966]

This woodworking book is really detailed, *TopFineWoodworking. Com* ! With the aid of this plan, I was able to use words, drawings, real images and different diagrams. It is really an informative product. I am presently making furniture together with my brother and thanks to this product, I feel like helping him is possible.?

[@CrafterMaker]

Such a beatifull crib! 😀 Congrats on the new baby on the way.

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks a lot, appreciate it!

[@favian8712]

Nice job brho i love it... thank you God bless you...

[@Fiotemacho]

Hey Johnny, I was wondering how much time was spent in building this crib? Thanks for sharing the ideia! Kind Regards William

[@Cleeemoo]

Beautiful bed, well done! I would just suggest to attach somehow the slats to the frame, as babies often pukes and pee in bed, you'll have to remove the matress quite often to change the bed sheets. It will be really frustrating if you have to reposition the slats every time.

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks! The slats stay in place when the mattress is removed, that's no issue.

[@richhubert1260]

Great build! Your going to have to make a matching rocking chair now.

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks Rich! A Maloof rocker is on my list, but I think this kid will be 5 before that's done, hah.

[@34stzoo]

Wow, that soon congrats to you and your wife

[@craftedworkshop]

Yup, I definitely procrastinated on this one, hah. Thanks!

[@34stzoo]

Yeah you did, but it looks great!

[@jasonvance1876]

Normally in my experience you need to cut to approximately 1-1/16” square to get a 3/4” round. Simple formula would be D x 1.414 to find the correct flat to flat distance for your raw stock (e.g. .75 x 1.414 = 1.0605). Inversely you use D x .707 to find your largest round required for a square flat to flat distance. Hope that helps in future projects.

[@craftedworkshop]

Interesting, thanks for that Jason!

[@damsonjamesnyozani7329]

I like the smart workshop of yours 👍

[@WayofWood]

Congrats to the build and the great news!

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks a lot!

[@rushley5813]

You should make a changing table to go with it man did that for my crib and it saves your back

[@craftedworkshop]

It's on the list for sure!

[@tooljunkie555]

Congratulations to you and your wife on the newest addition..crib looks great bro,! Man thats a lot of mortise and tenons.think the most I've ever made in one set project was 28 lol now ya need a rocking chair and some baby gates;)

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks Joe! It was definitely a lot of M&Ts, took a LONG time.

[@Yonatan24]

If you watched Matthias Wandel's dowel making jig, I believe he turned the square stock mostly round on the router table, and then made it perfectly round with the chisel jig.

[@Yonatan24]

Love how it turned out!

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks!

[@aflodstrom8]

Well done! Congratulations!

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks Anders!

[@MikkosFree]

Mathias has a video about the difficulty of making perfectly round dowels with a router. His final solution was to use two router one after the other.

[@craftedworkshop]

Yea, it was definitely challenging.

[@mcattack2009]

Congrats to you! Great job on this crib!

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks Marc!

[@shelbydakota100]

Congratulations!!!

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks Shelby!

[@zachjohnson41]

Walnut mattress supports?!? That's pretty funny, love the crib!

[@craftedworkshop]

Hah, it was some fugly Walnut, it was going in the burn pile otherwise.

[@eduardo123987]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW! It was simply beautiful, this is very inspiring! Congratulations on the great work.

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks a lot!

[@ryandury]

Videos keep on getting better!! Great quality. Beautiful crib. Out of curiosity, were the slats pinned down or are they just loose? I wonder if they have the chance of slipping out of place through movement.

[@craftedworkshop]

Appreciate it, Ryan! Trying to continuously up my production value. The slats are loose, but they can't fall out as long as there is downwards pressure on them.

[@Felipedominguez1]

Beautiful build man and congrats on the great news!

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks a lot Felipe, excited!

[@khyberkhan634]

Very nice i am proud of you

[@Phil-cl5dl]

Beautiful....well done

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks Phil!

[@rossmcorrie6063]

Thanks for the inspiration. 🇦🇺

[@floriansoddemann]

I know, it's a bit late, but is it possible, that you should have used a thinner ruler or straight edge to position the fence of the router table when using the half-round bit?! Awesome project with amazing outcome btw.

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks! I’m sure there was a way I could have made it work, but I’m still not sure what the solution was.

[@puruntz]

Congrats! Nice build!

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks John!

[@BruceAUlrich]

I dig it, Johnny! I think you did the perfect thing by adding the walnut on each end. And with that bright color in the baby's room, this piece just pops even more. I really like the idea of the note on one of the slats. Did you use your laser for that?

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks a lot, Bruce! I love the contrast. And no, I wrote the note by hand. The slats are too long to fit in my laser cutter.

[@Miki-fr8bu]

Amazing design ! Thank you for the video. May I ask how to get the design ? with the measurements ?