Lesson 19
Doll Cradle
Here’s a simple project with few parts, that’s fun to build, and will
provide hours of entertainment. Now I know there are more than a few
girls out there that will be excited about building this project for a special
doll,butguys,beforeyouturnyournoseupatthisproject,here’s
something to think about. Do you have a sister, a cousin, or a friend that
would like a doll cradle to play with? Talk about impressing them with
your woodworking skills. What a great gift idea!Before we begin let’s look at how we
designed our doll cradle. My daughter
collects a particular type of doll and
they’re all the same size. So we took one
of them and measured it to see how long
our cradle would need to be. The doll
was 18” tall so we decided to make the
inside of the cradle 21” long, (gives a
little room to grow). We also made our
cradleextrawidetoevenaccommodate
two sleeping dolls, if the need should
arise.Here’s the cut list for the doll cradle:
Ends (2) ¾” x 9 ¼” x 20”
Bottom (1) ¾” x 9 ¼” x 21”
Dowels (8) 1” x 22 ½”