Hi Guys,

i've been reading this forum for quite a while and this is my first post.

i'm making a crib for my daughter. it's a very simple design,very square looking and no curved pieces, and no changes in spacing.

for the sides i am cutting a groove in the top and bottom rails that will receive the slats and filling in the spaces in the grooves with spacing blocks. the slats will be flush with the upper and lower rails.

i am on the fence about routing the edges of the slats and rails with a small rond over bit and heres where my actual question comes in...since the slats will be flush with the rails, i can't just route the whole rail where the slats meet. i guess i could route the rail spaces by hand; however, i really prefer to use the router table. is there a better way to do this? or maybe not route anything, assemble the sides and just barely knock down the edges with sand paper? i'm concerned that that may look somewhat unfinished. any advise would be greatly appreciated