So finally my 2 y.o. sleeps in his "big boy bed"! The stain came out redder than on my test pieces but that happens sometimes I guess 
The stain was 1 drop of transtint's Reddish Brown to 1.6ml of General Finishes Light Brown. The topcoat was GF's High Performance Polyurethane. You can see in the second picture, the lighter areas would have matched the overall color of the crib's head/footboards better. The bedrails are connected to each other with 1x2 pine slats in 5 locations with 2 separate sheets of ply meeting in the middle slat. This was necessary as the width was over 48". Negligible deflection was noted with both of standing in the middle while putting the screws into the plywood. I might still add a center support post at a later time.
The guard rail was a last minute request and was made out of doubled up plywood scraps and veneered with resawn red oak. The dowels are some type of chinese hardwood that home depot sells. They smell strongly of tea when cut. It is 4' long by 22" high and currently is jammed between the mattress and bedrail. It is quite firm there and may not need to be anchored further.
Thanks for looking.
You can see some prelim pics and build info in an earlier thread if your interested: http://www.bt3central.com/showthread.php?t=49987
The stain was 1 drop of transtint's Reddish Brown to 1.6ml of General Finishes Light Brown. The topcoat was GF's High Performance Polyurethane. You can see in the second picture, the lighter areas would have matched the overall color of the crib's head/footboards better. The bedrails are connected to each other with 1x2 pine slats in 5 locations with 2 separate sheets of ply meeting in the middle slat. This was necessary as the width was over 48". Negligible deflection was noted with both of standing in the middle while putting the screws into the plywood. I might still add a center support post at a later time.The guard rail was a last minute request and was made out of doubled up plywood scraps and veneered with resawn red oak. The dowels are some type of chinese hardwood that home depot sells. They smell strongly of tea when cut. It is 4' long by 22" high and currently is jammed between the mattress and bedrail. It is quite firm there and may not need to be anchored further.
Thanks for looking.
You can see some prelim pics and build info in an earlier thread if your interested: http://www.bt3central.com/showthread.php?t=49987
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