Making a Rocking Bassinet
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- This rocking bassinet is made of white oak and has walnut spindles. The bassinet is 28" tall, 34" long (the rockers have a length of 44"), and 18" wide; it snuggly accommodates a 32" x 16" bassinet mattress. If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments! Thanks for watching!
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First of all, congrats!! Second, this is awesome and I'm sure this is going to be one those pieces that gets passed down to following generations. Amazing work.
Thanks Tamar! :)
Really nice job man. And what a honor that your kids and grandkids will all sleep in here. We have a little crib that is first used for my grandmother and I can't even count how many nephews and nieces have slept in that crib... :)
Thank you! I can’t wait to see it used for years to come.
That's a beauty! Your family will love it for generations! Cheers, and congratulations on the new addition!
Thanks Rick!
I wish I would have made a basset for my daughter but Just ran out of time. Beautiful work.
This is beautiful! What a cool project, and one that your kids and grandkids can enjoy for generations! 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Austin!
A beautiful heirloom piece. And congrats on growing the team. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks a lot Seth!
Incredible build for one of my favorite channels! Best of luck with the baby and I’ll pray for you and your wife.
Thanks so much!!
Love your attention to detail. Nice tight joints, rounding over all the edges... Very clean. Always nice seeing your finished projects!
Thanks a lot Vincent!
Beautiful job and congrats! If I may, just one little suggestion: leave some space between the support brackets as the mattress needs to "breathe"
Congratulations to you and your wife, beautiful project for the beginning of a life changing story. I only ever wanted one child, but somehow end up having five. It’s challenging but you will love it.
Thanks Riaan! We're excited for her to arrive!
Lovely and you should keep it as a family heirloom.
Thanks Karen!
You built one beautiful piece of work John!!! Congratulations on your future new addition and I'm sure the baby will have many peaceful naps in there. GREAT JOB AND VIDEO! Jay.
Thanks Jay!
A fun trip with a great finish.
Thanks :)
I dont like small stuff that you do, and I do like big stuff. But this is just excellent.
Congratulations to you and the wife! 👏👏 Another beautiful piece as usual John! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks a lot Bill. We appreciate it!
That's a beautiful piece of furniture! Thanks for sharing
Thank you Jose! It's still my favorite piece I've made.
Great work man! Building the crib was one of my more nerve-wracking projects, since I wanted to make sure everything was super strong and well sanded. Your bassinet turned out great. EDIT: Also, you're halfway to a #johnnysquat there at the end :)
Thanks Johnny! I think that's why it took me so long to finally get started. And I am I legally allowed to do the #johnnysquat since my name is John??
Lovely
Looks great. White oak is one of my favorites. Congrats!
Thanks John!!
Great looking piece! Very happy for all of you!
Thanks Tom!
lol at the tape - the struggle is real!
that is a great piece of work
Congrats, John. Beautiful work, as usual.
Thanks a lot Spencer!
Nice work on the bassinet John! And congratulations! on the new baby Girl 😎👍JP
Make sure put your name and date it. My grandpa made me a bassinet and after he was gone it felt so special to see his handwriting on the underside of it. It feels like an incredibly tangible connection I still get to have with him now
I definitely will. There isn't a great place to brand it so I need to think about it some more. Maybe I'll wood burn my name and the date, like you've suggested.
Hermosa que excelente trabajo felicitaciones 💕💕
This came out great!
Pepper with the guest appearance last minute!
congratulation on the amazing project! The bassinet is cool too!
Thanks a lot Alain!
It's adorable!
Thanks Bonnie!
i liked it sooooooooooooooooo much
Congrats & beautiful work!
Thanks Jonny!!
Beautiful !
Really beautiful work man.
Thanks Bill!
I dig it.
Awesome work and congratulations ! I like the way the legs meet the rockers a lot.
Thanks!! One of my favorite details too.
Great!
Underrated channel.
Hey thanks Johnnie!
Well, that's beautiful!! 😍
Thanks Jolien!
Congratulations!!
Lovely work, enjoyed the video!
Thanks Michael!
Brilliant
Five years later. If you were to be building something similar in your head for your first grandchild…
What would you do differently?
I was thinking of the rocker rails, too.
beautiful job, congratulations
Thank you Oscar!
Lovely job. I hope you can use it again. My little boy was determined to chew his when his teeth started to come through. It looked like a dog had been having a go at it.
Thanks Kieran!
Love it man. Keep it up.
Thanks Jake!
Great design:) It looks fantastic ॐ
Thanks!
Nice work, man.
Thanks Anthony!
The bassinet is fantastic. I'm building something similar. I'm getting to the rocking part and saw that you cut out in a CNC. Was wondering if you could share the dimensions of the arc? Thanks
I think that moment with the orbital sander happens to everyone lol.
Levi Soriano
It's happened to me more than once! LOL
Happened to me last night
Congrats on the new baby! Bassinet turned out great and I'm sure will get lots of use!
Also, the amount of joy and excitement in one shot at 7:24 was a little too much...
Thanks! I'm sorry if I overwhelmed you with my excitement :)
I don't even have a baby, but Damn, that's a fine looking bassinet 👍🏼
Thanks Vinni!
Nice!
Really nice job man, this video just showed in my feed, can't believe I haven't seen you before, I have some catching up to do 😀
Thanks a lot Nick!
Came across your channel awhile back and enjoy it immensely. I'm looking at doing something like this for my grandson, any chance you can help me with measurements?
Hi Justin. Shoot me an email at parillaworks@gmail.com and I can send you my CAD drawing; that's the only format I have all of the dimensions in. On a more general note, I started with the mattress (16" x 32") and worked out from there. I wanted it to be relatively low so it would tip. You could also make it rock the other direction, some people prefer that. If you can't get the CAD drawing open, I would be happy to list out some of the critical dimensions.
Can someone explain to me why my brother is so talented??? What the heck! Where did you learn to do this Johnny???
Thank Em! Too many Legos as a kid.
This is beautiful, as is all of your work. Wait until you see your babies and grand babies in it. (Got myself a little choked up there!) There’s no better feeling. Congratulations to you, your wife, and your daughter.
What doweling jig do you use? Would you buy that same one again, if you had it to do over?
Thanks for sharing this special build and your talents.
Thank you Barbara! It's the dowelmax and I would buy it again. It's really solid and easy to use. I can think of very few instances where it can't be used efficiently and I have yet to run into those instances. Thanks again for your kind words!
Nice work and congratulations by now your baby is a few months old I guess. Hope she likes it. Never thought of rocking head to toe. I have seen several old ones that rock side to side insted. How does the baby like it? Can definitely see the Malof insperation on the blending of the joints like it grew that way. I am sure you have created an heirloom.
Thanks Roland! Baby is doing well, she's about 2.5 months old now...time flies! There aren't many standards and regulations for bassinets so I went based off different ones I saw in stores. Most rock from side to side but there are some the rock head to toe. I chose the latter because we would be able to scoot it up next to our bed closely without interfering with the rocking. To be honest, we didn't rock it that often but the rockers did make it easy to slide around the house when necessary. She grew out of it pretty quickly, mostly because she likes to swing her arms and feet a lot. She kept hitting the spindles and waking up. All that said, I'm still happy with how it turned out and look forward to seeing it used in the future.
Lol, the tape thing got me. Is there anything worse in this world then having that satisfying moment ruined?
Almost scrapped the whole project right then and there.
Jolie réalisation 👍
What a beautiful piece you have created that will be enjoyed for many years. I am wondering why you put the runners in that orientation. Cradles almost exclusively have them perpendicular to that.
Thank you! I figured having the rockers run the length of the piece would let us bring the bassinet closer to our bed and still rock nicely. I've seen various commercial bassinets that rock this way so it didn't concern me too much.
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Nice work man. What was the radius of the arc?
Hi there! Great work - it's beautiful! I just found out that I'm going to be a Great-Great Grandfather. I'd like to build this cradle for the baby..... I'd like to purchase a set of plans for it. Please advise. Thanks!
Hi Bob. I don’t have any proper plans to sell or even give away. I can send you a measured drawing which should be about all you need; I also have a rocker template that will be useful. Reach out via email and I can send it over. parillaworks@gmail.com
Is there a cut list or could you say what lengths the main frames are made from?
Hey David. If you reach out in an email, I can send over a drawing for you.
How do you decide which direction for it to rock? Side to side or front to back?
I didn’t find any standards or regulations when it came to bassinets so I went based off perceived convenience. I felt having a front to back rock would allow us to bring the bassinet closer to the bed and still be usable. That said, I’ve had multiple people comment saying a front to back rock isn’t as good for the baby. Our second baby just got done with it and I didn’t seem to notice any issues, other than them outgrowing it too fast 😛
I know a little bit of what it's like to be you! LOL
Awesome project and love the commentary (especially the dowel/clamping strategies). Any chance you have a set of plans you'd be willing to sell?
Hey thanks a lot! I don’t have any proper plans but I can send you the CAD drawings so you can’t get an idea of the measurements. Email me at parillaworks@gmail.com and I’ll send it over and give you a little more info on the build.
Hi could you give some info on your doweling jig please. It looks a very well made piece of kit.
Hi Colin. It's the Dowelmax Classic. Very solid.
This is gorgeous man. Congrats on the baby too! Is this your first kid?
Thanks!! Yup, first for us.
parillaworks best feeling in the world. Holding your kid skin to skin is awesome too.
Hi. Congratulations for this beautiful work. How many hours has it taken? Thank you for sharing!!!
Thanks you! I would say about 40 hours or so.
Just a question, isnt rocking in wrong direction or is that just the video playing tricks on my eyes?
I couldn't find an industry standard for which way these things should rock. There are commercially available bassinets that go either way. I would say the other direction is probably more common, though.
I indeed found some more rocking back and forth in a quick google search and no industrie standard. The only reference i have is from my sailing days. If we would overnicht on the schip I coun't sleep if a motion that put my head lower then my toes, or below level for the matter. I still look for this when I look for a campingspot, sleeping with my head down gives me alsorts of problems. And before you think I just leave my kid level it doenst move, mine youngest is about 6 weeks old and moves in small stept all over the place.
Great design. Where could i find dowel jig
Thanks Dale. The jig is called the Dowelmax.
Congratulations! Love the contrasting colors! Did the significant other approve?
She did! Thanks Brad!
Did you make or buy the spindles? Great work.
Thanks! I purchased them from a place called Midwest Dowel. They were 1/2” x 12”.
Hey John, great build. Did you base the dimensions off of a stock mattress?
Thank you. I learned that there isn't really a standard bassinet mattress. There are range of sizes all close to one another. The mattress I used was 16" x 32".
you could have just clamped a piece of wood to the side of the runner to insure the rocker feet stayed flush rather than put the hole piece on its side..brilliant job mate.
Thanks Marc. That's a good tip. I think I started to rush because I saw the light at the end of the tunnel to this project finishing up. I need to take my time more often.
do you sell the rocker template?
Great job, any chance of plans?
Thanks! Shoot me an email and I can send you some drawings.
Nice build.
I thought that the roundover stop like an inch before the joints was a feature... but nevermind, good file work :)
What is the doweling jig/kit you are using?
Thanks! Blending some of those joints was the mod tedious part of the build. The jig is the dowelmax classic.
That dowelmax classic is EXPENSIVE! I just googled it 😛, it does look like a good system though.
Shouldn't the rocking motion be side to side not back to front?
I didn't find any specific standards for bassinets. I've seen commercially available bassinets go either way.
Cool. I had not seen them before so I was curious. Its a nice build. Looks like it will be in you family for a long time.
Thank you:)
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The plans ?
Asi aprendo para hacer una para el hijo de jisel
First - LOVE the look and feel of this design. Second - Low sides not too practical for more than 6 mo to a year. (I was climbing out of my 4 foot high sides in 7 months.) Third - Front to back rather than side to side rocking is interesting... May not be liked by the child as unnatural. And Fourth - encourages the child to go to the ends where they're closer to the floor and the sides are closer as leverage... But it is beautiful.
Hi Clyde! Thanks for your comment! To a few of your points, we plan on moving her to the crib once she starts moving. That may be a short time but I knew that going into this build. As far as the rocking motion, I didn't find any industry standard and have heard both work fine. I guess it all depends on what the baby ends up liking. Thanks again for your thoughts :)
we had a folding, store-bought bassinet that rocked in the same direction as the (much more) beautiful one you have built here. it worked great for both of our sons. this should work fine. that's a great looking example of great skill. keep it up! and congrats!
Why have it rock back and forth and not side to side? Congrats on a little one
Thanks Mike! I can bring it closer to the bed and still rock it nicely.
First of all, congrats!! The bassinet is really beautiful but maybe a little short for you, you will have to bend your back too much. (yes, I did the same)
Thank you Alberto! That's a good point. I made it relatively short for two reasons. First, I didn't want it to be able to tip over; its not very wide and I figured the lower the center of gravity, the better. And second, I wanted it to be relatively close to the level of our own bed. Also, my wife is short so this works out better for her. :)
8:24 Yup Hand tools.. Please do a project with hand tools too.
Maybe next April Fools day! I'm so bad with them.
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Most babies do better being rocked left to right. Not head to toe. They tend to vomit if they are rocked head to toe. I have raised my own children and know this.
That was mentioned a few times when I first made this bassinet. In actual use, we didn't rock it much at all. Our daughter quickly outgrew it anyway. We just had a baby boy the other week and he seems to like it! Again, not much rocking being done.