I cannot thank you enough for posting this Construction on the Internet. I have attached some pictures as requested and boy, was it easy.
I chose to use 3/8" plywood (sanded) to help with weight reduction. I also used some of the leftover plywood instead of 2x4's for the "puppy rail". Home Depot cut the plywood for me (20" x 60") at no additional cost. I bought a remnant of carpet (6x6) for $20 & cut it myself to 5x5. I bought all the hardware at a local Fastenal Co. I also "borrowed" the Dane Engraving idea from one of your past builders. All in all, I have less than $100.00 in the construction. I used Minwax "GunStock" stain and put three coats of Minwax Waterbased "PolyCrylic" clear coat.
Anabelle Blue is expecting 10 - 11 puppies the 1st week in March 2010. She already LOVES her new box.
Thank you so much,
2010-01-27 Oak Whelping Box
Thank You so much for your whelping box plan, it was so easy to follow and the hardware is perfect.
I made mine out of Oak 3/4 plywood and put three coats of gloss polyurethane on it.
It turned out great, everybody that has seen it so far asked me where did you buy that because it looks so great.
I did downsize mine down to 4x4 and
used only one sheet of plywood, which did leave me with two less seats.
I will make them soon out of just a solid oak board.
Sincere Thanks,
Kevin
www.bigmuddycreeklabs.com
2010-01-24 Three pictures for you from Hawaii
Mahalo for all your help with our whelping box. I have standard poodles and
we opted to make our whelping box
4 x 4. We lowered the pig rails.
Although our home floors are concrete, I opted to use my husband's weight
lifting floor mat and a piece of scrap linoleum from Home Depot for the
flooring of the box.
We still have one more step and that is to finish it with a non-toxic
varnish.
Mahalo nui loa.
Lehua
2009-12-23 McEmn Mark III Whelping Box
I just wanted to say thank you for your whelping box design. Toffee and I appreciate it. The plans are accurate and very well thought out.
Your hardware selection was perfect for a "knock down" whelping box.
I choose to build mine 4' x 4' utilizing only 1 sheet of 3/4" AC plywood (Labrador Retrievers don't need a 5' x 5' box).
As you can see, it turned out really nice. I ordered the 3/4" SS screws to accomodate the increased plywood thickness.
2008-01-11
I found your site and loved the plans for the whelping box.
I didn't need one quite so large, as we breed medium size American Staffordshire Terriers. I took the plans and made them fit a 4' x 4' box for our needs.
I had to adjust the pig rail height and the length of all the sides. It worked well and the seats really do not interfere with the handles. We only used handles on the front and back as we will not need to disassemble it often, just move it here to there.
We used cabinet grade plywood and gave it two coats of satin polyurethane. I loved the way it came out and decided to say thank you and send you some pictures. Let me know what you think!
Al
www.retrostaffs.com
5/5/2008
Good Morning,
My husband recently built a whelping box per your design. He surprised me by having the name of our kennel routered into it. We named the kennel after my dad – so it is a very sentimental name.
I hope you enjoy the photos and feel free to use them on your web site if you’d like. Our dogs are Wirehaired Pointing Griffons and we expect our first litter this coming weekend.
Mary
Harborfront Interiors
2007-10-10
Alan modified the design to have channels that accomodate drop-in slats rather than a screwed-on access panel.
2006-11-26
Colleen sent us several photos of the whelping box they built from hardwood plywood for their Samantha X Travis litter.