Rocking Walnut Bassinet (Baby Cradle)

This rocking bassinet presents some interesting joinery challenges. The side assemblies splay out at 10.5 degrees and the spindles splay in at 6.5 degrees. The entire frame is constructed with integral mortise and tenon joinery.
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[@jesikmilkaritas9155]

the author does like to from scratch, shaping and trimming wood from large blocks into fine finished products. kzbin.infoUgkxD-QRFQz730FJEh4f9BYSf-nkIMIC9hL_ as another reviewer mentioned, most projects require a lot of high-dollar equipment that most of us dont have the room or budget for. But, knowing how to do these things, even if we wont be able to practice the full stack project, is still great.

[@JayBates]

That beam saw though.... Craziness. Excellent craftsmanship as always Matt.

[@JorgeAraujo]

Jay Bates At least he will be safe for the Zombie Apocalypse.

[@mcremona]

HANDCRAFTED CREATIVE Gonna need a long extension cord

[@dstarr3]

Jay Bates Seriously. I'm terrified enough by using just regular circular saws. I didn't even know a beam saw was a thing!

[@mcremona]

Dave Starr How else are you going to cut through a 6x6 with one pass? :)

[@jocmarti]

Matthew Cremona Handsaw?

[@ctvwrest]

That piece of work needs to stay in the family for generations for sure!

[@motzemog]

That will be an heirloom piece that will be handed down many generations. Excellent craftsmanship as always and it was a joy to watch the build.

[@mcremona]

***** Thank you Michael!

[@dustyrusty7956]

Matthew, I hope your children cherish their beautiful solid walnut furniture when they grow to adulthood. What you have made is heirloom quality and worthy of display in any home, great or small. (I am sure they will be very proud of their papa.)

[@peggyt1243]

Yes the cradle ROCKS! I think it will be many years before JR fully understands and appreciates the workmanship, skill and care that went into making his furniture. You have created an heirloom.

[@mcremona]

Thank you! Yes, I think it will be quite some time :)

[@robhoffman510]

Beautifully done Matt! I’ve watched your slab and salvage videos off and on for a couple of years but this earns a subscription. Thanks!

[@theodoretsinarakis7080]

the design and the realisation are both tremendous...well done!

[@mcremona]

Thank you!

[@GatoLand]

Love is very nice to see the love with which is built this bassinet, really wonderful, in a few years your child can check how your father put all his love and dedication for him. My sincere congratulations, a big hug from Spain.

[@AD4MRick]

Matt, a beautiful piece that will no doubt be handed down for generations. What a precious child. You have truly Been blessed. Rick

[@mcremona]

AD4MRick Thank you so much, Rick!

[@jean-marclabonte2844]

WOW!! Excellent Job. What a great project for your son, JR. I can see this project being passed down the generations. Thanks for posting this build.

[@bwbark]

B...U...T..Full Matt! Love the back story behind the tree the cherry came from. This piece is something JR could one day use for his children, and have the digital recording of how their grandfather Matthew built it. Now that is magical!

[@zbrumbach]

"At my miter saw station..." Awesome.

[@mcremona]

zbrumbach :D

[@seephor]

I enjoy watching the pride you take and your fine workmanship in your projects.

[@jdhurrell]

I had this on and the wife asked what I was watching. She got sucked into this, it's so damn good. Congrats on the second child and keep up the good work.

[@mcremona]

Thank you John!

[@levifuller]

You make it all seem so easy, each step is just followed by the next fluidly. I wish just one of my projects went that way.

[@mcremona]

Levi Fuller Thank you Levi! Keep in mind, editing has a lot to do with the fluidity :)

[@167curly]

That was a real labour of love for a new Dad.

[@anthonypayne6032]

I used that same beam saw but I was On custom home builds. Now I'm starting the smaller ,finer things. Love to watch your work now I just need to retool most of my shop.

[@derrickhaimraj6747]

I made a cradle a few days ago , and if I only had your idea I wud of made it like that , the rocker is great , professional work sir.

[@jurrienkelling9936]

Matthew i just wanted to thank you for this video. You have inspired me to make my own bassinet. I copied your design loosely with scrap pallet wood and treated lumber. I am very pleased with how it came out. Thank you again you are amazing.

[@serouniankeir8379]

How enjoyable it was to watch this video. I look forward to watching your other videos. Your attention to detail I remarkable. I was amazed at how you began with the roughest cut timbers and turned them into a work of art. Thank you.

[@mcremona]

Thank you!

[@Garageworkshop]

Love how you work around the defects and cracks in the wood. Spectacular project!

[@mcremona]

Garage workshop Thank you!

[@Kris_at_WhiteOaksFarm]

Beautiful build. I love the sound a sharp chisel makes when paring air dried Walnut. One of my favorite woods to work.

[@mccantsc]

Slab to finished product- this was terrific. My wife especially liked the anti-rocking shoes, a nice touch

[@dstarr3]

5:11 "Miter saw station." A.k.a. the floor. lol

[@OgnianBorisov]

Extremely good workmanship! Greetings from Bulgaria

[@zackb6045]

this guy is for real. Awesome set up, awesome skill and awesome workmanship Matt. This is so impressive, your patience is unreal.

[@zackb6045]

Matt, was this shop and tools passed down to you or did you acquire all of it yourself?

[@mcremona]

Thank you Zack! I acquired it all myself. If you're interested in the shop evolution, check out this playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PL0dX5redvVZTV2pV8EjhCKgVoBhtnHDzN The My Past Shops video shows my beginings

[@MakeWhatever]

This was a very thought out build and video. The length of the video fit perfectly with a thorough explanation of each step. Excellent project as usual!

[@mcremona]

Make_Whatever Thank you so much!!

[@chuckbell5771]

Congratulations to you and your wife on the new baby. Awesome project, beautiful presentation and remarkable woodworking skills. I enjoy all your videos. Thanks for all your efforts.

[@mcremona]

Chuck Bell Thank you so much Chuck!

[@robshamel3210]

when JR grows up you can tell him how Daddy used to play with dowels....lol... Awesome work Matt! It should last several lifetimes.

[@mcremona]

Rob Shamel lol!! Thanks Rob!

[@gigicheung09]

Best looking bassinet I have ever seen! I want one for my baby but she is already 4 months

[@rickl.orchids]

....a piece that will remain special for yrs to come, well done! Love the video and commentary you do with your projects. Thanks for sharing with us...

[@mcremona]

Rick L Thank you Rick!

[@avysdesigns1640]

Wow it came out great! I like the idea of tracing the opening for the side panels then adding a certain amount on all 4 sides to make sure that panel fits perfectly. I've made the mistake before of trusting the measurements vs reality! Thanks for the tip!

[@harringtondave10]

Very nice Matt. Being a father and also being able to build them furniture is great.

[@mcremona]

Thanks Dave!

[@aspmos]

Great, thank you very much Matthew. I don't like the "talking" videos of your but when you show the process of building something you are the best.

[@stevecollins9450]

Excellent tutorial and a beautiful bassinet that can be passed down to JR's great, great, great, etc... grand kids.

[@mcremona]

Steve Collins Thank you, Steve!

[@ronh9384]

A very nice heirloom bassinet Matt. And a very belated congratulations to you both on the birth of your baby.

[@mcremona]

Thank you Ron!

[@Bergalicious38]

That is so beautiful! A future heirloom complete with history is always cool.

[@ezrakinloch168]

all your tools and equipment is making me jealous.good job

[@MakeCrazydays]

Beautiful work Matt. Truly an inspiration. Making furniture for my children has been some of my favorite projects. It looks like you had a great time also.

[@mcremona]

Make Crazydays Thank you! This was easily my most rewarding project.

[@garryr]

If there was going to be a heirloom piece for your family I think this will be it. Nice work.

[@mcremona]

Garry R Thank you Garry!

[@AprilWilkerson]

Wow, great project Matt it's beautiful. When you were at the jointer you said you gave the parts a rest before running them through again, I'm curious why?

[@mcremona]

April Wilkerson Thank you April! As wood is removed, tensions are released and you expose new fibers. The resting period allows them time to destress (read: warp). The more iterations, the lower the amount of movement per iteration. I usually do 2-3 iterations and that leave me with work pieces that stay flat and straight.

[@JorgeAraujo]

Matthew Cremona Yeah I was always taught to do rough milling and let it sit for a day or two then cut to final dimensions.... Living here in SoCal, we have average weather and humidity... I always laugh because all the disclaimers on glues and such always say works best at 70 degrees with 60-70 percent humidity...Guess they make that stuff for soCal. Also I have seen wood after I rough cut it potato chip to the point where I thought I was going to be useless left it a day or so more and it go back to relatively straight so I can do final milling.

[@stevetaylor3909]

Thanks Matthew Cremona​ & April Wilkerson​...i was gonna ask the same thing...do you still get alot of movement though if you're in a hot state like Texas? I live close to houston....i guess the humidity would be a big factor....the other thing i was wondering was how many total hours you had in that piece? Again...great work.

[@mcremona]

Steve Taylor You're right, it has a lot to do with the humidity. With milling rough boards, you're trying to change the natural state of the board and keep it in the state that you want (flat). This was somewhere in the 30-40 hour range.

[@gregteagle8002]

Another great job by the master. Beautiful work. JR seems to enjoy it and that makes the whole project worth while.

[@mcremona]

Greg Teagle Thanks! He seems to enjoy sleeping in there--of course not for more than an hour and a half increments yet...

[@JimDockrellWatertone]

Wow, that is a very nice bassinet. Excellent workmanship as always Matt.

[@mcremona]

Jim Dockrell Thank you so much Jim!

[@ITSAWOODTHING]

Great project. It just looks so elegant.

[@mcremona]

ITS A WOOD THING Thank you!

[@mrneil962]

Thank you for providing the video text on your website!

[@kenshepherd6831]

Very nice work. That is a beasty circular saw.

[@roncooper6302]

Great work Matt. It must be very satisfying to go from the 'raw' material to the finished product. A thoroughly enjoyable video. Regards

[@mcremona]

Ron Cooper Thank you Ron! It's a very good feeling looking back with this video to see it's raw beginnings

[@CEverly]

Artwork. Very nicely done. Grats on your baby as well. It is nice to see a KZbinr not using pocket screws.

[@mcremona]

Thank you so much Chris!

[@franksdad1770]

true craftsmanship! great video and beautiful bassinet, i have a son coming and have been looking for plans for a bassinet

[@waltertriest7811]

As always, a fantastic project and workmanship. Just beautiful work.

[@mcremona]

Walter Triest Thank you Walter!

[@bobputman5947]

i know every time that it began to rock i could see a smile forming, yep matt you did a great job, it makes me want to have some more babies just so i can build one of these, a great build, and made with my favorite hardwood...beautiful walnut.....

[@TheShavingWoodWorkshop]

Beautiful build Matt - I like the way you figured the splay angles

[@mcremona]

The ShavingWood Workshop Thank you Tommy!!

[@MRrwmac]

Excellent build craftsmanship and videography!

[@mcremona]

Thanks Mac!

[@robertevans6481]

The shop lighting is a lot better can see your builds a lot better. I don't need a baby rocker but i see a lot of other areas this would be a great idea That saw is huge !!

[@IdRatherMakeItMyself-Net]

That's one beast of a beam saw! Beautiful work as always.

[@mcremona]

Mark Hanson (Mark's Workshop Creations) Thank you Mark!

[@peterbrownwastaken]

A beautiful project Matt with a great purpose! Also, I love seeing you wield that beam saw!

[@mcremona]

Peter Brown Thank you Peter! I love that thing!

[@kenshepherd6831]

Earth magnets on the rocker stops and rockers would lock them in place. You could add some to the bottom of the slats too and store the stops there when not in use.

[@Retroweld]

Very nice Matt. You didn't just make a Bassinet...you made a family heirloom. Clearly this was a very long and well thought out project. I saw your intern helping (ha!). Absolutely beautiful. You are very talented. Your floor rocks too! :) Douglas

[@mcremona]

RetroWeld Thank you Douglas! Little JR was in there helping carry the slab too :)

[@timvazquez192]

What a beautiful job you did with that walnut. Great video. Also congratulations on the baby.

[@mcremona]

+Tim Vazquez thank you Tim!

[@MTBuckeye12]

Hey Matt! Just started following you after hearing about you on the wood whisperer. Thanks for the great videos. Wish I had enough time to build this before my 2nd baby coming in February. Congrats on your new little one.

[@jocmarti]

Great build. This gets me excited about the classes you'll have coming up.

[@JesseMaust]

Another awesome video, Matt. Congratulations on the birth of your son. Thank you for posting.

[@mcremona]

Jesse Maust Thank you so much Jesse!

[@KSFWG]

Beautiful piece of art and furniture, Matt. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@mcremona]

KSFWG Thank you as always :)

[@AndyLawsonawl]

11/10 Matt! Absolutely beautiful. I love seeing videos that go from giant slab of tree to perfect piece of furniture. Thank you Matt

[@franks122]

Excellent job thanks for sharing and explaining everything.

[@TheBookDoctor]

Nice work, Matt. That's an heirloom piece for sure!

[@mcremona]

Thank you!

[@charleyandsarah]

Beautiful work, Matt.

[@mcremona]

Slowvannah Farms Thank you Sarah!

[@RobertEchten]

Gorgeous piece and excellent explanation and some great tips in the process. Thank you!!

[@mcremona]

Robert Echten Thank you Robert!

[@RobertEchten]

Matthew Cremona No, thank YOU!

[@jaredpendry9679]

your video inspired me to make this for my grandbaby.not built exactly the same but looks very similar.thanx dude!

[@jaredpendry9679]

i wanted to use teak but it was far too expensive.i chose poplar

[@woodysdiy]

A fascinating and informative video. With some very skilful woodworking. Well done. Thanks

[@mcremona]

Thank you Peter!

[@BrianMcCauleyDesign]

Matt, you are my hero. Great build. I'm about to head to my shop and bang out a baby gate. Need it ASAP. Our baby can climb the ones we have now, haha.

[@mcremona]

Brian McCauley haha! Thanks Brian! You'd better get on that. I have a little time before I need to have some of those :)

[@NickFerry]

It looks so nice Matthew

[@mcremona]

Nick Ferry Thanks Nick!

[@GeekBuilders]

I showed my wife this- she hit me and said, "Why weren't you into woodworking 6 years ago"...

[@mcremona]

Geek Builders hahaha! wives are great!

[@scotthaun8582]

Just revisiting this since you have a new baby!

[@mcremona]

Thanks Scott!

[@ausguitarist]

put your audio in one sequence before adding a denoiser to avoid the sudden burst of static at the start of each clip. just a tip! Awesome work Matt looks amazing.

[@mcremona]

ausguitarist Thanks! That's been frustrating me so much. For whatever reason, Premiere thinks: "I'll just let this clip play for a few seconds before kicking on the denoiser". Didn't have that issue with 2014.

[@hspringsteen]

Another beautiful piece.

[@mcremona]

Howard Springsteen Thank you Howard!

[@lovefist208]

that baby 30" circular saw is a crazy tool, you could level a forrest with that thing

[@sktornado]

Wow! This is phenomenal!! Your skill is very impressive to watch.

[@mcremona]

+sktornado thank you!

[@PeriodWoodworker]

Great project and your quality is superb. Thanks for sharing with us, Steve

[@mcremona]

PeriodWoodworker Thank you Steve!

[@maxjennings9791]

amazing work Matt. plus.... the compass plane surfaces!

[@imperialguard13]

Nice job as always Matt. JR seems happy with your work.

[@mcremona]

David Rice Thank you David! He certainly seems that way :)

[@jamesfinney8841]

Beautiful. It truly will be am heirloom.

[@mcremona]

Thank you :)

[@indonesiaamerica7050]

That walnut is beautiful. I might have milled it differently but it looks great.

[@mcremona]

+Indonesia America thanks!

[@billhammond8510]

Well done...not only is the piece beautiful but will be an heirloom because it was built so well it will last through the ages. I have two nieces both expecting and I wanted to build them a rocker and this is perfect...hope you don't mind if I steal your design and build them...won't be using walnut possibly oak or clear pine depending if they want a stained or painted rocker. Great job..I subscribed so I can see more of what you do!

[@rodneyhowe4486]

Great job on the build and video Matt.....really enjoyed watching it!! Baby gave it the thumbs up too at 22.38 lol...

[@mcremona]

Rodney Howe Thank you Rodney! JR loves making hand gestures :)

[@GuysShop]

As always Matt, a great build. Thanks for sharing this and taking the time to demonstrate how you did all that angled joinery.

[@mcremona]

GuysWoodshop Thanks Guy! Glad you liked it!

[@JPinFuerteventura]

Nice to see your head in the reshot intro Matt 😉 That is a lovely family heirloom you have made.

[@mcremona]

Hehe! New location too :). Thank you!!

[@martinberry574]

Another beautiful project completed Matt, as always perfection.

[@mcremona]

martin berry Thank you Martin!

[@TheWilcolater]

awesome job, beautiful heirloom piece

[@mcremona]

Mark Nowicki Thank you Mark!

[@HeavyboxesDIYMaster]

I'm always amazed at how the chisels cut through the wood like butter!

[@mcremona]

Heavyboxes Now if only I had made this out of butternut :)

[@AndreaArzensek]

Beautiful and skilfully executed project Matt! I loved it!

[@ChinqMiau1]

Great result and epic video. Thanks for sharing this, I'm sure it's a substantial effort to make it happen in this quality.

[@mcremona]

Thank you! It took about the same time to make the bassinet as it did to make the video.

[@mmwoodstudio]

After all that work, may want to use this again... baby number 2!

[@mcremona]

MM Wood Studio I'll get right on that...

[@glebokieWykopy]

This is amazing! If I ever get that skill I'll definitely try to make one of this my self! Absolutely amazing!

[@woodworkingtao4246]

First Congratulations on your baby. Fantastic workmanship. I love this piece. Thank you for sharing.

[@DIYTyler]

Art, beautiful. Was worried you were going to miss and whack the side when you were knocking off your cedar clamping cleats....

[@mcremona]

***** Thanks Tyler! Fear of hitting your project makes your swing more accurate :)

[@goniomdq]

Absolutely stunning! Thanks for sharing Matt!

[@mcremona]

Thank you!

[@anthonyappleyard5688]

2:00 : About such splits, it could be said that, in endgrain, "complete annual rings are The Ring of Doom", the way that leaving the pith in causes cracking.

[@NoPlaceLikeMauiClothing]

DAMN . THATS ONE SOLID WOODWORKING.

[@istvanvarga5693]

Nice job and also shared a lot of good advice . Thanks for that .best regards