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#1 ·
Glueing up and milling the legs

Hello friends, I invite you to join me on my newest adventure. I'm building some bunk beds for the kids. I contemplating buying them but after going to pottery barn kids and seeing pine bunk beds for $1,400 I talked the ol' lady into letting me make them. I mean they even had planner tear out in them and everything to give them that rustic look. I can do better than that!

So here is the plan:
Furniture Rectangle Wood Outdoor furniture Shelf


The wood is HD 2×6's. I bought some plans online just to validate what I was planning on doing. All the wood in these plans calls for 1.5"X5.5" lumber which is perfect for what you can get at HD. Besides the leg glue ups it should all just be smoothing and joinery.

So I bought a lot of the wood on Father's day (not enough) and it's been mellowing out in the shop since then.
Land vehicle Tire Vehicle Wheel Car


So about 3 days ago I started to get to work. Its been sweet because the wife has given me some free time during the day to get it done. Usually I only work when the kids are in bed but my 5 yr old has been sleeping on his new mattress on the floor until I get this done.
Wheel Wood Table Flooring Floor


So far progress has been pretty good

After cross cutting the boards on the chop saw I put a straight edge on each board.
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Lumber


I stopped doing this after remembering that it's not really necessary on the band saw, that saved me a step.

So I just ripped them to rough width on the BS.

After face jointing with the #5 1/2 I glued them up.
Super Dave spike dog in action here! This came in so handy for this operation.
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Gas Staple food


Boards that didnt sit flat on my bench were actually rocking and pushing my brass dogs down into the bench so the spike dog was the answer.

Thanks Dave!

Because I don't have a huge number of clamps I glued the legs up two at a time. This let me glue up 4 legs a day so it took me two days.
Wood Outdoor furniture Creative arts Hardwood Lumber


Once out of the clamps I squared up two adjacent sides in preparation for running them through the planner.
Wood Hardwood Machine Lumber Plywood


Squigglies mark the square faces.
Wood Wood stain Natural material Hardwood Plank


The band saw got them close to final dimension. Thanks to Michael Fortunes advise on FWW I've got my band saw working pretty well so it only took a couple of passes through the planner to get them to final dimension.

After a couple of days of this the shavings are starting to get out of control! LOL
Wood Motor vehicle Table Event Soil


So it's been 3 or so days of fun work and I now I bask in the glow of the perfectly square pine legs.
Wood Floor Hardwood Flooring Lumber


The fruits of my labor are sweet! This is actually pretty attractive wood after its been planed. I'm not sure if that comes across in the pictures.
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Plank Hardwood


I'll tell you guys, I've been battling with myself for at least a year about getting a power jointer but I just cant pull the trigger. I kind of enjoy the jointing process, I'm getting faster at it, and it probably only added a day to this big project. I think I'm going to keep holding out. I mean who doesn't need a little more exercise? I know I do.

Thanks for following along and for your support. The rest of the project should be downhill from here (knock on wood)

Hopefully this inspires others to tackle this project.

Questions and comments are welcome.

Mauricio
 

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#2 ·
Glueing up and milling the legs

Hello friends, I invite you to join me on my newest adventure. I'm building some bunk beds for the kids. I contemplating buying them but after going to pottery barn kids and seeing pine bunk beds for $1,400 I talked the ol' lady into letting me make them. I mean they even had planner tear out in them and everything to give them that rustic look. I can do better than that!

So here is the plan:
Furniture Rectangle Wood Outdoor furniture Shelf


The wood is HD 2×6's. I bought some plans online just to validate what I was planning on doing. All the wood in these plans calls for 1.5"X5.5" lumber which is perfect for what you can get at HD. Besides the leg glue ups it should all just be smoothing and joinery.

So I bought a lot of the wood on Father's day (not enough) and it's been mellowing out in the shop since then.
Land vehicle Tire Vehicle Wheel Car


So about 3 days ago I started to get to work. Its been sweet because the wife has given me some free time during the day to get it done. Usually I only work when the kids are in bed but my 5 yr old has been sleeping on his new mattress on the floor until I get this done.
Wheel Wood Table Flooring Floor


So far progress has been pretty good

After cross cutting the boards on the chop saw I put a straight edge on each board.
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Lumber


I stopped doing this after remembering that it's not really necessary on the band saw, that saved me a step.

So I just ripped them to rough width on the BS.

After face jointing with the #5 1/2 I glued them up.
Super Dave spike dog in action here! This came in so handy for this operation.
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Gas Staple food


Boards that didnt sit flat on my bench were actually rocking and pushing my brass dogs down into the bench so the spike dog was the answer.

Thanks Dave!

Because I don't have a huge number of clamps I glued the legs up two at a time. This let me glue up 4 legs a day so it took me two days.
Wood Outdoor furniture Creative arts Hardwood Lumber


Once out of the clamps I squared up two adjacent sides in preparation for running them through the planner.
Wood Hardwood Machine Lumber Plywood


Squigglies mark the square faces.
Wood Wood stain Natural material Hardwood Plank


The band saw got them close to final dimension. Thanks to Michael Fortunes advise on FWW I've got my band saw working pretty well so it only took a couple of passes through the planner to get them to final dimension.

After a couple of days of this the shavings are starting to get out of control! LOL
Wood Motor vehicle Table Event Soil


So it's been 3 or so days of fun work and I now I bask in the glow of the perfectly square pine legs.
Wood Floor Hardwood Flooring Lumber


The fruits of my labor are sweet! This is actually pretty attractive wood after its been planed. I'm not sure if that comes across in the pictures.
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Plank Hardwood


I'll tell you guys, I've been battling with myself for at least a year about getting a power jointer but I just cant pull the trigger. I kind of enjoy the jointing process, I'm getting faster at it, and it probably only added a day to this big project. I think I'm going to keep holding out. I mean who doesn't need a little more exercise? I know I do.

Thanks for following along and for your support. The rest of the project should be downhill from here (knock on wood)

Hopefully this inspires others to tackle this project.

Questions and comments are welcome.

Mauricio
Very inspirig Mauricio and a great read. That bed is going to be awesome!
 

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#3 ·
Glueing up and milling the legs

Hello friends, I invite you to join me on my newest adventure. I'm building some bunk beds for the kids. I contemplating buying them but after going to pottery barn kids and seeing pine bunk beds for $1,400 I talked the ol' lady into letting me make them. I mean they even had planner tear out in them and everything to give them that rustic look. I can do better than that!

So here is the plan:
Furniture Rectangle Wood Outdoor furniture Shelf


The wood is HD 2×6's. I bought some plans online just to validate what I was planning on doing. All the wood in these plans calls for 1.5"X5.5" lumber which is perfect for what you can get at HD. Besides the leg glue ups it should all just be smoothing and joinery.

So I bought a lot of the wood on Father's day (not enough) and it's been mellowing out in the shop since then.
Land vehicle Tire Vehicle Wheel Car


So about 3 days ago I started to get to work. Its been sweet because the wife has given me some free time during the day to get it done. Usually I only work when the kids are in bed but my 5 yr old has been sleeping on his new mattress on the floor until I get this done.
Wheel Wood Table Flooring Floor


So far progress has been pretty good

After cross cutting the boards on the chop saw I put a straight edge on each board.
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Lumber


I stopped doing this after remembering that it's not really necessary on the band saw, that saved me a step.

So I just ripped them to rough width on the BS.

After face jointing with the #5 1/2 I glued them up.
Super Dave spike dog in action here! This came in so handy for this operation.
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Gas Staple food


Boards that didnt sit flat on my bench were actually rocking and pushing my brass dogs down into the bench so the spike dog was the answer.

Thanks Dave!

Because I don't have a huge number of clamps I glued the legs up two at a time. This let me glue up 4 legs a day so it took me two days.
Wood Outdoor furniture Creative arts Hardwood Lumber


Once out of the clamps I squared up two adjacent sides in preparation for running them through the planner.
Wood Hardwood Machine Lumber Plywood


Squigglies mark the square faces.
Wood Wood stain Natural material Hardwood Plank


The band saw got them close to final dimension. Thanks to Michael Fortunes advise on FWW I've got my band saw working pretty well so it only took a couple of passes through the planner to get them to final dimension.

After a couple of days of this the shavings are starting to get out of control! LOL
Wood Motor vehicle Table Event Soil


So it's been 3 or so days of fun work and I now I bask in the glow of the perfectly square pine legs.
Wood Floor Hardwood Flooring Lumber


The fruits of my labor are sweet! This is actually pretty attractive wood after its been planed. I'm not sure if that comes across in the pictures.
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Plank Hardwood


I'll tell you guys, I've been battling with myself for at least a year about getting a power jointer but I just cant pull the trigger. I kind of enjoy the jointing process, I'm getting faster at it, and it probably only added a day to this big project. I think I'm going to keep holding out. I mean who doesn't need a little more exercise? I know I do.

Thanks for following along and for your support. The rest of the project should be downhill from here (knock on wood)

Hopefully this inspires others to tackle this project.

Questions and comments are welcome.

Mauricio
Well done brother. Thanks for taking the time to share with us. More and more I am appreciating the hand tool approach you take. Isn't pine just made to plane?

Power jointer? I have been jointing more by hand. Especially face jointing thinner stock. I like having the option. Just today I started to joint the edge of a long piece of white oak. No joke, the grain switched directions 5 times. I took it over to the power jointer and moved on. Depends on my mood. Depends on the wood;-)
 

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#4 ·
Glueing up and milling the legs

Hello friends, I invite you to join me on my newest adventure. I'm building some bunk beds for the kids. I contemplating buying them but after going to pottery barn kids and seeing pine bunk beds for $1,400 I talked the ol' lady into letting me make them. I mean they even had planner tear out in them and everything to give them that rustic look. I can do better than that!

So here is the plan:
Furniture Rectangle Wood Outdoor furniture Shelf


The wood is HD 2×6's. I bought some plans online just to validate what I was planning on doing. All the wood in these plans calls for 1.5"X5.5" lumber which is perfect for what you can get at HD. Besides the leg glue ups it should all just be smoothing and joinery.

So I bought a lot of the wood on Father's day (not enough) and it's been mellowing out in the shop since then.
Land vehicle Tire Vehicle Wheel Car


So about 3 days ago I started to get to work. Its been sweet because the wife has given me some free time during the day to get it done. Usually I only work when the kids are in bed but my 5 yr old has been sleeping on his new mattress on the floor until I get this done.
Wheel Wood Table Flooring Floor


So far progress has been pretty good

After cross cutting the boards on the chop saw I put a straight edge on each board.
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Lumber


I stopped doing this after remembering that it's not really necessary on the band saw, that saved me a step.

So I just ripped them to rough width on the BS.

After face jointing with the #5 1/2 I glued them up.
Super Dave spike dog in action here! This came in so handy for this operation.
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Gas Staple food


Boards that didnt sit flat on my bench were actually rocking and pushing my brass dogs down into the bench so the spike dog was the answer.

Thanks Dave!

Because I don't have a huge number of clamps I glued the legs up two at a time. This let me glue up 4 legs a day so it took me two days.
Wood Outdoor furniture Creative arts Hardwood Lumber


Once out of the clamps I squared up two adjacent sides in preparation for running them through the planner.
Wood Hardwood Machine Lumber Plywood


Squigglies mark the square faces.
Wood Wood stain Natural material Hardwood Plank


The band saw got them close to final dimension. Thanks to Michael Fortunes advise on FWW I've got my band saw working pretty well so it only took a couple of passes through the planner to get them to final dimension.

After a couple of days of this the shavings are starting to get out of control! LOL
Wood Motor vehicle Table Event Soil


So it's been 3 or so days of fun work and I now I bask in the glow of the perfectly square pine legs.
Wood Floor Hardwood Flooring Lumber


The fruits of my labor are sweet! This is actually pretty attractive wood after its been planed. I'm not sure if that comes across in the pictures.
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Plank Hardwood


I'll tell you guys, I've been battling with myself for at least a year about getting a power jointer but I just cant pull the trigger. I kind of enjoy the jointing process, I'm getting faster at it, and it probably only added a day to this big project. I think I'm going to keep holding out. I mean who doesn't need a little more exercise? I know I do.

Thanks for following along and for your support. The rest of the project should be downhill from here (knock on wood)

Hopefully this inspires others to tackle this project.

Questions and comments are welcome.

Mauricio
Great blog, Maur, and fine progress to date. The pic does show the legs looking mighty fine after your handwork. Remember, that's the 'average' wood your planes were meant to work up best.

Looking forward to the next installment, so keep 'em coming!
 

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#5 ·
Glueing up and milling the legs

Hello friends, I invite you to join me on my newest adventure. I'm building some bunk beds for the kids. I contemplating buying them but after going to pottery barn kids and seeing pine bunk beds for $1,400 I talked the ol' lady into letting me make them. I mean they even had planner tear out in them and everything to give them that rustic look. I can do better than that!

So here is the plan:
Furniture Rectangle Wood Outdoor furniture Shelf


The wood is HD 2×6's. I bought some plans online just to validate what I was planning on doing. All the wood in these plans calls for 1.5"X5.5" lumber which is perfect for what you can get at HD. Besides the leg glue ups it should all just be smoothing and joinery.

So I bought a lot of the wood on Father's day (not enough) and it's been mellowing out in the shop since then.
Land vehicle Tire Vehicle Wheel Car


So about 3 days ago I started to get to work. Its been sweet because the wife has given me some free time during the day to get it done. Usually I only work when the kids are in bed but my 5 yr old has been sleeping on his new mattress on the floor until I get this done.
Wheel Wood Table Flooring Floor


So far progress has been pretty good

After cross cutting the boards on the chop saw I put a straight edge on each board.
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Lumber


I stopped doing this after remembering that it's not really necessary on the band saw, that saved me a step.

So I just ripped them to rough width on the BS.

After face jointing with the #5 1/2 I glued them up.
Super Dave spike dog in action here! This came in so handy for this operation.
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Gas Staple food


Boards that didnt sit flat on my bench were actually rocking and pushing my brass dogs down into the bench so the spike dog was the answer.

Thanks Dave!

Because I don't have a huge number of clamps I glued the legs up two at a time. This let me glue up 4 legs a day so it took me two days.
Wood Outdoor furniture Creative arts Hardwood Lumber


Once out of the clamps I squared up two adjacent sides in preparation for running them through the planner.
Wood Hardwood Machine Lumber Plywood


Squigglies mark the square faces.
Wood Wood stain Natural material Hardwood Plank


The band saw got them close to final dimension. Thanks to Michael Fortunes advise on FWW I've got my band saw working pretty well so it only took a couple of passes through the planner to get them to final dimension.

After a couple of days of this the shavings are starting to get out of control! LOL
Wood Motor vehicle Table Event Soil


So it's been 3 or so days of fun work and I now I bask in the glow of the perfectly square pine legs.
Wood Floor Hardwood Flooring Lumber


The fruits of my labor are sweet! This is actually pretty attractive wood after its been planed. I'm not sure if that comes across in the pictures.
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Plank Hardwood


I'll tell you guys, I've been battling with myself for at least a year about getting a power jointer but I just cant pull the trigger. I kind of enjoy the jointing process, I'm getting faster at it, and it probably only added a day to this big project. I think I'm going to keep holding out. I mean who doesn't need a little more exercise? I know I do.

Thanks for following along and for your support. The rest of the project should be downhill from here (knock on wood)

Hopefully this inspires others to tackle this project.

Questions and comments are welcome.

Mauricio
Thanks for taking us along. I'd never sell my jointer, but I think I'd need another supper deal if I ever needed another. I could certainly live without one.
 

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#6 ·
Glueing up and milling the legs

Hello friends, I invite you to join me on my newest adventure. I'm building some bunk beds for the kids. I contemplating buying them but after going to pottery barn kids and seeing pine bunk beds for $1,400 I talked the ol' lady into letting me make them. I mean they even had planner tear out in them and everything to give them that rustic look. I can do better than that!

So here is the plan:
Furniture Rectangle Wood Outdoor furniture Shelf


The wood is HD 2×6's. I bought some plans online just to validate what I was planning on doing. All the wood in these plans calls for 1.5"X5.5" lumber which is perfect for what you can get at HD. Besides the leg glue ups it should all just be smoothing and joinery.

So I bought a lot of the wood on Father's day (not enough) and it's been mellowing out in the shop since then.
Land vehicle Tire Vehicle Wheel Car


So about 3 days ago I started to get to work. Its been sweet because the wife has given me some free time during the day to get it done. Usually I only work when the kids are in bed but my 5 yr old has been sleeping on his new mattress on the floor until I get this done.
Wheel Wood Table Flooring Floor


So far progress has been pretty good

After cross cutting the boards on the chop saw I put a straight edge on each board.
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Lumber


I stopped doing this after remembering that it's not really necessary on the band saw, that saved me a step.

So I just ripped them to rough width on the BS.

After face jointing with the #5 1/2 I glued them up.
Super Dave spike dog in action here! This came in so handy for this operation.
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Gas Staple food


Boards that didnt sit flat on my bench were actually rocking and pushing my brass dogs down into the bench so the spike dog was the answer.

Thanks Dave!

Because I don't have a huge number of clamps I glued the legs up two at a time. This let me glue up 4 legs a day so it took me two days.
Wood Outdoor furniture Creative arts Hardwood Lumber


Once out of the clamps I squared up two adjacent sides in preparation for running them through the planner.
Wood Hardwood Machine Lumber Plywood


Squigglies mark the square faces.
Wood Wood stain Natural material Hardwood Plank


The band saw got them close to final dimension. Thanks to Michael Fortunes advise on FWW I've got my band saw working pretty well so it only took a couple of passes through the planner to get them to final dimension.

After a couple of days of this the shavings are starting to get out of control! LOL
Wood Motor vehicle Table Event Soil


So it's been 3 or so days of fun work and I now I bask in the glow of the perfectly square pine legs.
Wood Floor Hardwood Flooring Lumber


The fruits of my labor are sweet! This is actually pretty attractive wood after its been planed. I'm not sure if that comes across in the pictures.
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Plank Hardwood


I'll tell you guys, I've been battling with myself for at least a year about getting a power jointer but I just cant pull the trigger. I kind of enjoy the jointing process, I'm getting faster at it, and it probably only added a day to this big project. I think I'm going to keep holding out. I mean who doesn't need a little more exercise? I know I do.

Thanks for following along and for your support. The rest of the project should be downhill from here (knock on wood)

Hopefully this inspires others to tackle this project.

Questions and comments are welcome.

Mauricio
You've some great progress, your boys are gonna love the bunks.
 

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#7 ·
Glueing up and milling the legs

Hello friends, I invite you to join me on my newest adventure. I'm building some bunk beds for the kids. I contemplating buying them but after going to pottery barn kids and seeing pine bunk beds for $1,400 I talked the ol' lady into letting me make them. I mean they even had planner tear out in them and everything to give them that rustic look. I can do better than that!

So here is the plan:
Furniture Rectangle Wood Outdoor furniture Shelf


The wood is HD 2×6's. I bought some plans online just to validate what I was planning on doing. All the wood in these plans calls for 1.5"X5.5" lumber which is perfect for what you can get at HD. Besides the leg glue ups it should all just be smoothing and joinery.

So I bought a lot of the wood on Father's day (not enough) and it's been mellowing out in the shop since then.
Land vehicle Tire Vehicle Wheel Car


So about 3 days ago I started to get to work. Its been sweet because the wife has given me some free time during the day to get it done. Usually I only work when the kids are in bed but my 5 yr old has been sleeping on his new mattress on the floor until I get this done.
Wheel Wood Table Flooring Floor


So far progress has been pretty good

After cross cutting the boards on the chop saw I put a straight edge on each board.
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Lumber


I stopped doing this after remembering that it's not really necessary on the band saw, that saved me a step.

So I just ripped them to rough width on the BS.

After face jointing with the #5 1/2 I glued them up.
Super Dave spike dog in action here! This came in so handy for this operation.
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Gas Staple food


Boards that didnt sit flat on my bench were actually rocking and pushing my brass dogs down into the bench so the spike dog was the answer.

Thanks Dave!

Because I don't have a huge number of clamps I glued the legs up two at a time. This let me glue up 4 legs a day so it took me two days.
Wood Outdoor furniture Creative arts Hardwood Lumber


Once out of the clamps I squared up two adjacent sides in preparation for running them through the planner.
Wood Hardwood Machine Lumber Plywood


Squigglies mark the square faces.
Wood Wood stain Natural material Hardwood Plank


The band saw got them close to final dimension. Thanks to Michael Fortunes advise on FWW I've got my band saw working pretty well so it only took a couple of passes through the planner to get them to final dimension.

After a couple of days of this the shavings are starting to get out of control! LOL
Wood Motor vehicle Table Event Soil


So it's been 3 or so days of fun work and I now I bask in the glow of the perfectly square pine legs.
Wood Floor Hardwood Flooring Lumber


The fruits of my labor are sweet! This is actually pretty attractive wood after its been planed. I'm not sure if that comes across in the pictures.
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Plank Hardwood


I'll tell you guys, I've been battling with myself for at least a year about getting a power jointer but I just cant pull the trigger. I kind of enjoy the jointing process, I'm getting faster at it, and it probably only added a day to this big project. I think I'm going to keep holding out. I mean who doesn't need a little more exercise? I know I do.

Thanks for following along and for your support. The rest of the project should be downhill from here (knock on wood)

Hopefully this inspires others to tackle this project.

Questions and comments are welcome.

Mauricio
Nice looking work, Mauricio! Yes, we all need more exercise than a new jointer.
What a great collection of shavings on the shop floor, too! :)
 

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#8 ·
Glueing up and milling the legs

Hello friends, I invite you to join me on my newest adventure. I'm building some bunk beds for the kids. I contemplating buying them but after going to pottery barn kids and seeing pine bunk beds for $1,400 I talked the ol' lady into letting me make them. I mean they even had planner tear out in them and everything to give them that rustic look. I can do better than that!

So here is the plan:


The wood is HD 2×6's. I bought some plans online just to validate what I was planning on doing. All the wood in these plans calls for 1.5"X5.5" lumber which is perfect for what you can get at HD. Besides the leg glue ups it should all just be smoothing and joinery.

So I bought a lot of the wood on Father's day (not enough) and it's been mellowing out in the shop since then.


So about 3 days ago I started to get to work. Its been sweet because the wife has given me some free time during the day to get it done. Usually I only work when the kids are in bed but my 5 yr old has been sleeping on his new mattress on the floor until I get this done.


So far progress has been pretty good

After cross cutting the boards on the chop saw I put a straight edge on each board.


I stopped doing this after remembering that it's not really necessary on the band saw, that saved me a step.

So I just ripped them to rough width on the BS.

After face jointing with the #5 1/2 I glued them up.
Super Dave spike dog in action here! This came in so handy for this operation.


Boards that didnt sit flat on my bench were actually rocking and pushing my brass dogs down into the bench so the spike dog was the answer.

Thanks Dave!

Because I don't have a huge number of clamps I glued the legs up two at a time. This let me glue up 4 legs a day so it took me two days.


Once out of the clamps I squared up two adjacent sides in preparation for running them through the planner.


Squigglies mark the square faces.


The band saw got them close to final dimension. Thanks to Michael Fortunes advise on FWW I've got my band saw working pretty well so it only took a couple of passes through the planner to get them to final dimension.

After a couple of days of this the shavings are starting to get out of control! LOL


So it's been 3 or so days of fun work and I now I bask in the glow of the perfectly square pine legs.


The fruits of my labor are sweet! This is actually pretty attractive wood after its been planed. I'm not sure if that comes across in the pictures.


I'll tell you guys, I've been battling with myself for at least a year about getting a power jointer but I just cant pull the trigger. I kind of enjoy the jointing process, I'm getting faster at it, and it probably only added a day to this big project. I think I'm going to keep holding out. I mean who doesn't need a little more exercise? I know I do.

Thanks for following along and for your support. The rest of the project should be downhill from here (knock on wood)

Hopefully this inspires others to tackle this project.

Questions and comments are welcome.

Mauricio
Very nice work going on here Mauricio!
 

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#9 ·
Glueing up and milling the legs

Hello friends, I invite you to join me on my newest adventure. I'm building some bunk beds for the kids. I contemplating buying them but after going to pottery barn kids and seeing pine bunk beds for $1,400 I talked the ol' lady into letting me make them. I mean they even had planner tear out in them and everything to give them that rustic look. I can do better than that!

So here is the plan:
Furniture Rectangle Wood Outdoor furniture Shelf


The wood is HD 2×6's. I bought some plans online just to validate what I was planning on doing. All the wood in these plans calls for 1.5"X5.5" lumber which is perfect for what you can get at HD. Besides the leg glue ups it should all just be smoothing and joinery.

So I bought a lot of the wood on Father's day (not enough) and it's been mellowing out in the shop since then.
Land vehicle Tire Vehicle Wheel Car


So about 3 days ago I started to get to work. Its been sweet because the wife has given me some free time during the day to get it done. Usually I only work when the kids are in bed but my 5 yr old has been sleeping on his new mattress on the floor until I get this done.
Wheel Wood Table Flooring Floor


So far progress has been pretty good

After cross cutting the boards on the chop saw I put a straight edge on each board.
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Lumber


I stopped doing this after remembering that it's not really necessary on the band saw, that saved me a step.

So I just ripped them to rough width on the BS.

After face jointing with the #5 1/2 I glued them up.
Super Dave spike dog in action here! This came in so handy for this operation.
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Gas Staple food


Boards that didnt sit flat on my bench were actually rocking and pushing my brass dogs down into the bench so the spike dog was the answer.

Thanks Dave!

Because I don't have a huge number of clamps I glued the legs up two at a time. This let me glue up 4 legs a day so it took me two days.
Wood Outdoor furniture Creative arts Hardwood Lumber


Once out of the clamps I squared up two adjacent sides in preparation for running them through the planner.
Wood Hardwood Machine Lumber Plywood


Squigglies mark the square faces.
Wood Wood stain Natural material Hardwood Plank


The band saw got them close to final dimension. Thanks to Michael Fortunes advise on FWW I've got my band saw working pretty well so it only took a couple of passes through the planner to get them to final dimension.

After a couple of days of this the shavings are starting to get out of control! LOL
Wood Motor vehicle Table Event Soil


So it's been 3 or so days of fun work and I now I bask in the glow of the perfectly square pine legs.
Wood Floor Hardwood Flooring Lumber


The fruits of my labor are sweet! This is actually pretty attractive wood after its been planed. I'm not sure if that comes across in the pictures.
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Plank Hardwood


I'll tell you guys, I've been battling with myself for at least a year about getting a power jointer but I just cant pull the trigger. I kind of enjoy the jointing process, I'm getting faster at it, and it probably only added a day to this big project. I think I'm going to keep holding out. I mean who doesn't need a little more exercise? I know I do.

Thanks for following along and for your support. The rest of the project should be downhill from here (knock on wood)

Hopefully this inspires others to tackle this project.

Questions and comments are welcome.

Mauricio
Nice work. Don't forget to let the boys "help out" years later they will be telling their friends that they built their bed.
 

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#10 ·
Glueing up and milling the legs

Hello friends, I invite you to join me on my newest adventure. I'm building some bunk beds for the kids. I contemplating buying them but after going to pottery barn kids and seeing pine bunk beds for $1,400 I talked the ol' lady into letting me make them. I mean they even had planner tear out in them and everything to give them that rustic look. I can do better than that!

So here is the plan:
Furniture Rectangle Wood Outdoor furniture Shelf


The wood is HD 2×6's. I bought some plans online just to validate what I was planning on doing. All the wood in these plans calls for 1.5"X5.5" lumber which is perfect for what you can get at HD. Besides the leg glue ups it should all just be smoothing and joinery.

So I bought a lot of the wood on Father's day (not enough) and it's been mellowing out in the shop since then.
Land vehicle Tire Vehicle Wheel Car


So about 3 days ago I started to get to work. Its been sweet because the wife has given me some free time during the day to get it done. Usually I only work when the kids are in bed but my 5 yr old has been sleeping on his new mattress on the floor until I get this done.
Wheel Wood Table Flooring Floor


So far progress has been pretty good

After cross cutting the boards on the chop saw I put a straight edge on each board.
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Lumber


I stopped doing this after remembering that it's not really necessary on the band saw, that saved me a step.

So I just ripped them to rough width on the BS.

After face jointing with the #5 1/2 I glued them up.
Super Dave spike dog in action here! This came in so handy for this operation.
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Gas Staple food


Boards that didnt sit flat on my bench were actually rocking and pushing my brass dogs down into the bench so the spike dog was the answer.

Thanks Dave!

Because I don't have a huge number of clamps I glued the legs up two at a time. This let me glue up 4 legs a day so it took me two days.
Wood Outdoor furniture Creative arts Hardwood Lumber


Once out of the clamps I squared up two adjacent sides in preparation for running them through the planner.
Wood Hardwood Machine Lumber Plywood


Squigglies mark the square faces.
Wood Wood stain Natural material Hardwood Plank


The band saw got them close to final dimension. Thanks to Michael Fortunes advise on FWW I've got my band saw working pretty well so it only took a couple of passes through the planner to get them to final dimension.

After a couple of days of this the shavings are starting to get out of control! LOL
Wood Motor vehicle Table Event Soil


So it's been 3 or so days of fun work and I now I bask in the glow of the perfectly square pine legs.
Wood Floor Hardwood Flooring Lumber


The fruits of my labor are sweet! This is actually pretty attractive wood after its been planed. I'm not sure if that comes across in the pictures.
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Plank Hardwood


I'll tell you guys, I've been battling with myself for at least a year about getting a power jointer but I just cant pull the trigger. I kind of enjoy the jointing process, I'm getting faster at it, and it probably only added a day to this big project. I think I'm going to keep holding out. I mean who doesn't need a little more exercise? I know I do.

Thanks for following along and for your support. The rest of the project should be downhill from here (knock on wood)

Hopefully this inspires others to tackle this project.

Questions and comments are welcome.

Mauricio
Thanks for all the comments folks.

Red, it is very nice to plane, the knots can be tricky but no problem to cut through unless I try to take too deep of a cut.

I keep trying to sell my wife on pretty wood but everything the wife likes is pine with that blotchy brown finish you see at Pier One, Works Market etc. so why fight it. And the cost is nice to.

Smitty, very true, I think I'll be making a lot more things out this pine in the future. In particular some shop furniture I was planning on making out of plywood.

I'd like a jointer but the other issue is that it might be a tight fit in my shop. If I could live without my Table Saw I would be happy too but Im not ready for that yet.

Don, I hear you there, If I had one I probably wouldn't get rid of it, but since I've been getting by without just fine, it has made it harder to make the jump.

Bondo, Terry, & Mos, thanks for the encouragement!

BBF, good call, I'll have to figure out how to get them involved so they feel like part of the process.
 

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#11 ·
Glueing up and milling the legs

Hello friends, I invite you to join me on my newest adventure. I'm building some bunk beds for the kids. I contemplating buying them but after going to pottery barn kids and seeing pine bunk beds for $1,400 I talked the ol' lady into letting me make them. I mean they even had planner tear out in them and everything to give them that rustic look. I can do better than that!

So here is the plan:
Furniture Rectangle Wood Outdoor furniture Shelf


The wood is HD 2×6's. I bought some plans online just to validate what I was planning on doing. All the wood in these plans calls for 1.5"X5.5" lumber which is perfect for what you can get at HD. Besides the leg glue ups it should all just be smoothing and joinery.

So I bought a lot of the wood on Father's day (not enough) and it's been mellowing out in the shop since then.
Land vehicle Tire Vehicle Wheel Car


So about 3 days ago I started to get to work. Its been sweet because the wife has given me some free time during the day to get it done. Usually I only work when the kids are in bed but my 5 yr old has been sleeping on his new mattress on the floor until I get this done.
Wheel Wood Table Flooring Floor


So far progress has been pretty good

After cross cutting the boards on the chop saw I put a straight edge on each board.
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Lumber


I stopped doing this after remembering that it's not really necessary on the band saw, that saved me a step.

So I just ripped them to rough width on the BS.

After face jointing with the #5 1/2 I glued them up.
Super Dave spike dog in action here! This came in so handy for this operation.
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Gas Staple food


Boards that didnt sit flat on my bench were actually rocking and pushing my brass dogs down into the bench so the spike dog was the answer.

Thanks Dave!

Because I don't have a huge number of clamps I glued the legs up two at a time. This let me glue up 4 legs a day so it took me two days.
Wood Outdoor furniture Creative arts Hardwood Lumber


Once out of the clamps I squared up two adjacent sides in preparation for running them through the planner.
Wood Hardwood Machine Lumber Plywood


Squigglies mark the square faces.
Wood Wood stain Natural material Hardwood Plank


The band saw got them close to final dimension. Thanks to Michael Fortunes advise on FWW I've got my band saw working pretty well so it only took a couple of passes through the planner to get them to final dimension.

After a couple of days of this the shavings are starting to get out of control! LOL
Wood Motor vehicle Table Event Soil


So it's been 3 or so days of fun work and I now I bask in the glow of the perfectly square pine legs.
Wood Floor Hardwood Flooring Lumber


The fruits of my labor are sweet! This is actually pretty attractive wood after its been planed. I'm not sure if that comes across in the pictures.
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Plank Hardwood


I'll tell you guys, I've been battling with myself for at least a year about getting a power jointer but I just cant pull the trigger. I kind of enjoy the jointing process, I'm getting faster at it, and it probably only added a day to this big project. I think I'm going to keep holding out. I mean who doesn't need a little more exercise? I know I do.

Thanks for following along and for your support. The rest of the project should be downhill from here (knock on wood)

Hopefully this inspires others to tackle this project.

Questions and comments are welcome.

Mauricio
Looking good, Mauricio. Getting the boys involved is a great idea.
 

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#12 ·
Glueing up and milling the legs

Hello friends, I invite you to join me on my newest adventure. I'm building some bunk beds for the kids. I contemplating buying them but after going to pottery barn kids and seeing pine bunk beds for $1,400 I talked the ol' lady into letting me make them. I mean they even had planner tear out in them and everything to give them that rustic look. I can do better than that!

So here is the plan:
Furniture Rectangle Wood Outdoor furniture Shelf


The wood is HD 2×6's. I bought some plans online just to validate what I was planning on doing. All the wood in these plans calls for 1.5"X5.5" lumber which is perfect for what you can get at HD. Besides the leg glue ups it should all just be smoothing and joinery.

So I bought a lot of the wood on Father's day (not enough) and it's been mellowing out in the shop since then.
Land vehicle Tire Vehicle Wheel Car


So about 3 days ago I started to get to work. Its been sweet because the wife has given me some free time during the day to get it done. Usually I only work when the kids are in bed but my 5 yr old has been sleeping on his new mattress on the floor until I get this done.
Wheel Wood Table Flooring Floor


So far progress has been pretty good

After cross cutting the boards on the chop saw I put a straight edge on each board.
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Lumber


I stopped doing this after remembering that it's not really necessary on the band saw, that saved me a step.

So I just ripped them to rough width on the BS.

After face jointing with the #5 1/2 I glued them up.
Super Dave spike dog in action here! This came in so handy for this operation.
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Gas Staple food


Boards that didnt sit flat on my bench were actually rocking and pushing my brass dogs down into the bench so the spike dog was the answer.

Thanks Dave!

Because I don't have a huge number of clamps I glued the legs up two at a time. This let me glue up 4 legs a day so it took me two days.
Wood Outdoor furniture Creative arts Hardwood Lumber


Once out of the clamps I squared up two adjacent sides in preparation for running them through the planner.
Wood Hardwood Machine Lumber Plywood


Squigglies mark the square faces.
Wood Wood stain Natural material Hardwood Plank


The band saw got them close to final dimension. Thanks to Michael Fortunes advise on FWW I've got my band saw working pretty well so it only took a couple of passes through the planner to get them to final dimension.

After a couple of days of this the shavings are starting to get out of control! LOL
Wood Motor vehicle Table Event Soil


So it's been 3 or so days of fun work and I now I bask in the glow of the perfectly square pine legs.
Wood Floor Hardwood Flooring Lumber


The fruits of my labor are sweet! This is actually pretty attractive wood after its been planed. I'm not sure if that comes across in the pictures.
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Plank Hardwood


I'll tell you guys, I've been battling with myself for at least a year about getting a power jointer but I just cant pull the trigger. I kind of enjoy the jointing process, I'm getting faster at it, and it probably only added a day to this big project. I think I'm going to keep holding out. I mean who doesn't need a little more exercise? I know I do.

Thanks for following along and for your support. The rest of the project should be downhill from here (knock on wood)

Hopefully this inspires others to tackle this project.

Questions and comments are welcome.

Mauricio
Mauricio, I will bet there are more bunk beds made from pine than any other wood :). You are setting a great example for those two little helpers of yours. Keep it up dad!!
 

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#13 ·
Glueing up and milling the legs

Hello friends, I invite you to join me on my newest adventure. I'm building some bunk beds for the kids. I contemplating buying them but after going to pottery barn kids and seeing pine bunk beds for $1,400 I talked the ol' lady into letting me make them. I mean they even had planner tear out in them and everything to give them that rustic look. I can do better than that!

So here is the plan:
Furniture Rectangle Wood Outdoor furniture Shelf


The wood is HD 2×6's. I bought some plans online just to validate what I was planning on doing. All the wood in these plans calls for 1.5"X5.5" lumber which is perfect for what you can get at HD. Besides the leg glue ups it should all just be smoothing and joinery.

So I bought a lot of the wood on Father's day (not enough) and it's been mellowing out in the shop since then.
Land vehicle Tire Vehicle Wheel Car


So about 3 days ago I started to get to work. Its been sweet because the wife has given me some free time during the day to get it done. Usually I only work when the kids are in bed but my 5 yr old has been sleeping on his new mattress on the floor until I get this done.
Wheel Wood Table Flooring Floor


So far progress has been pretty good

After cross cutting the boards on the chop saw I put a straight edge on each board.
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Lumber


I stopped doing this after remembering that it's not really necessary on the band saw, that saved me a step.

So I just ripped them to rough width on the BS.

After face jointing with the #5 1/2 I glued them up.
Super Dave spike dog in action here! This came in so handy for this operation.
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Gas Staple food


Boards that didnt sit flat on my bench were actually rocking and pushing my brass dogs down into the bench so the spike dog was the answer.

Thanks Dave!

Because I don't have a huge number of clamps I glued the legs up two at a time. This let me glue up 4 legs a day so it took me two days.
Wood Outdoor furniture Creative arts Hardwood Lumber


Once out of the clamps I squared up two adjacent sides in preparation for running them through the planner.
Wood Hardwood Machine Lumber Plywood


Squigglies mark the square faces.
Wood Wood stain Natural material Hardwood Plank


The band saw got them close to final dimension. Thanks to Michael Fortunes advise on FWW I've got my band saw working pretty well so it only took a couple of passes through the planner to get them to final dimension.

After a couple of days of this the shavings are starting to get out of control! LOL
Wood Motor vehicle Table Event Soil


So it's been 3 or so days of fun work and I now I bask in the glow of the perfectly square pine legs.
Wood Floor Hardwood Flooring Lumber


The fruits of my labor are sweet! This is actually pretty attractive wood after its been planed. I'm not sure if that comes across in the pictures.
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Plank Hardwood


I'll tell you guys, I've been battling with myself for at least a year about getting a power jointer but I just cant pull the trigger. I kind of enjoy the jointing process, I'm getting faster at it, and it probably only added a day to this big project. I think I'm going to keep holding out. I mean who doesn't need a little more exercise? I know I do.

Thanks for following along and for your support. The rest of the project should be downhill from here (knock on wood)

Hopefully this inspires others to tackle this project.

Questions and comments are welcome.

Mauricio
So you will be staining or painting the finished product? The beds will be stackable? You should be far ahead of the $1400 bed, so does that mean new shop gear for you?
 

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#14 ·
Glueing up and milling the legs

Hello friends, I invite you to join me on my newest adventure. I'm building some bunk beds for the kids. I contemplating buying them but after going to pottery barn kids and seeing pine bunk beds for $1,400 I talked the ol' lady into letting me make them. I mean they even had planner tear out in them and everything to give them that rustic look. I can do better than that!

So here is the plan:
Furniture Rectangle Wood Outdoor furniture Shelf


The wood is HD 2×6's. I bought some plans online just to validate what I was planning on doing. All the wood in these plans calls for 1.5"X5.5" lumber which is perfect for what you can get at HD. Besides the leg glue ups it should all just be smoothing and joinery.

So I bought a lot of the wood on Father's day (not enough) and it's been mellowing out in the shop since then.
Land vehicle Tire Vehicle Wheel Car


So about 3 days ago I started to get to work. Its been sweet because the wife has given me some free time during the day to get it done. Usually I only work when the kids are in bed but my 5 yr old has been sleeping on his new mattress on the floor until I get this done.
Wheel Wood Table Flooring Floor


So far progress has been pretty good

After cross cutting the boards on the chop saw I put a straight edge on each board.
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Lumber


I stopped doing this after remembering that it's not really necessary on the band saw, that saved me a step.

So I just ripped them to rough width on the BS.

After face jointing with the #5 1/2 I glued them up.
Super Dave spike dog in action here! This came in so handy for this operation.
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Gas Staple food


Boards that didnt sit flat on my bench were actually rocking and pushing my brass dogs down into the bench so the spike dog was the answer.

Thanks Dave!

Because I don't have a huge number of clamps I glued the legs up two at a time. This let me glue up 4 legs a day so it took me two days.
Wood Outdoor furniture Creative arts Hardwood Lumber


Once out of the clamps I squared up two adjacent sides in preparation for running them through the planner.
Wood Hardwood Machine Lumber Plywood


Squigglies mark the square faces.
Wood Wood stain Natural material Hardwood Plank


The band saw got them close to final dimension. Thanks to Michael Fortunes advise on FWW I've got my band saw working pretty well so it only took a couple of passes through the planner to get them to final dimension.

After a couple of days of this the shavings are starting to get out of control! LOL
Wood Motor vehicle Table Event Soil


So it's been 3 or so days of fun work and I now I bask in the glow of the perfectly square pine legs.
Wood Floor Hardwood Flooring Lumber


The fruits of my labor are sweet! This is actually pretty attractive wood after its been planed. I'm not sure if that comes across in the pictures.
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Plank Hardwood


I'll tell you guys, I've been battling with myself for at least a year about getting a power jointer but I just cant pull the trigger. I kind of enjoy the jointing process, I'm getting faster at it, and it probably only added a day to this big project. I think I'm going to keep holding out. I mean who doesn't need a little more exercise? I know I do.

Thanks for following along and for your support. The rest of the project should be downhill from here (knock on wood)

Hopefully this inspires others to tackle this project.

Questions and comments are welcome.

Mauricio
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VAS BIEN MAURIQUERIDO!!!!! ACÁ TE MANDO ALGUNAS FOTOS DE UNAS CAMAS QUE HICE YO
YA QUE A ÉSTAS CAMAS LAS TENÉS QUE HACER CON ENSAMBLES Y BULONES PARA QUE SEAN DESARMABLES
POR CUESTIONES DE MUDANZAS O CRECIMIENTO DE LOS NIÑOS: ESPERO QUE TE AYUDEN EN EL DISEÑO :)
 

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#15 ·
Glueing up and milling the legs

Hello friends, I invite you to join me on my newest adventure. I'm building some bunk beds for the kids. I contemplating buying them but after going to pottery barn kids and seeing pine bunk beds for $1,400 I talked the ol' lady into letting me make them. I mean they even had planner tear out in them and everything to give them that rustic look. I can do better than that!

So here is the plan:
Furniture Rectangle Wood Outdoor furniture Shelf


The wood is HD 2×6's. I bought some plans online just to validate what I was planning on doing. All the wood in these plans calls for 1.5"X5.5" lumber which is perfect for what you can get at HD. Besides the leg glue ups it should all just be smoothing and joinery.

So I bought a lot of the wood on Father's day (not enough) and it's been mellowing out in the shop since then.
Land vehicle Tire Vehicle Wheel Car


So about 3 days ago I started to get to work. Its been sweet because the wife has given me some free time during the day to get it done. Usually I only work when the kids are in bed but my 5 yr old has been sleeping on his new mattress on the floor until I get this done.
Wheel Wood Table Flooring Floor


So far progress has been pretty good

After cross cutting the boards on the chop saw I put a straight edge on each board.
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Lumber


I stopped doing this after remembering that it's not really necessary on the band saw, that saved me a step.

So I just ripped them to rough width on the BS.

After face jointing with the #5 1/2 I glued them up.
Super Dave spike dog in action here! This came in so handy for this operation.
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Gas Staple food


Boards that didnt sit flat on my bench were actually rocking and pushing my brass dogs down into the bench so the spike dog was the answer.

Thanks Dave!

Because I don't have a huge number of clamps I glued the legs up two at a time. This let me glue up 4 legs a day so it took me two days.
Wood Outdoor furniture Creative arts Hardwood Lumber


Once out of the clamps I squared up two adjacent sides in preparation for running them through the planner.
Wood Hardwood Machine Lumber Plywood


Squigglies mark the square faces.
Wood Wood stain Natural material Hardwood Plank


The band saw got them close to final dimension. Thanks to Michael Fortunes advise on FWW I've got my band saw working pretty well so it only took a couple of passes through the planner to get them to final dimension.

After a couple of days of this the shavings are starting to get out of control! LOL
Wood Motor vehicle Table Event Soil


So it's been 3 or so days of fun work and I now I bask in the glow of the perfectly square pine legs.
Wood Floor Hardwood Flooring Lumber


The fruits of my labor are sweet! This is actually pretty attractive wood after its been planed. I'm not sure if that comes across in the pictures.
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Plank Hardwood


I'll tell you guys, I've been battling with myself for at least a year about getting a power jointer but I just cant pull the trigger. I kind of enjoy the jointing process, I'm getting faster at it, and it probably only added a day to this big project. I think I'm going to keep holding out. I mean who doesn't need a little more exercise? I know I do.

Thanks for following along and for your support. The rest of the project should be downhill from here (knock on wood)

Hopefully this inspires others to tackle this project.

Questions and comments are welcome.

Mauricio
Awesome Mauricio. Did you make the sketch up plan as well?
 

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#16 ·
Glueing up and milling the legs

Hello friends, I invite you to join me on my newest adventure. I'm building some bunk beds for the kids. I contemplating buying them but after going to pottery barn kids and seeing pine bunk beds for $1,400 I talked the ol' lady into letting me make them. I mean they even had planner tear out in them and everything to give them that rustic look. I can do better than that!

So here is the plan:
Furniture Rectangle Wood Outdoor furniture Shelf


The wood is HD 2×6's. I bought some plans online just to validate what I was planning on doing. All the wood in these plans calls for 1.5"X5.5" lumber which is perfect for what you can get at HD. Besides the leg glue ups it should all just be smoothing and joinery.

So I bought a lot of the wood on Father's day (not enough) and it's been mellowing out in the shop since then.
Land vehicle Tire Vehicle Wheel Car


So about 3 days ago I started to get to work. Its been sweet because the wife has given me some free time during the day to get it done. Usually I only work when the kids are in bed but my 5 yr old has been sleeping on his new mattress on the floor until I get this done.
Wheel Wood Table Flooring Floor


So far progress has been pretty good

After cross cutting the boards on the chop saw I put a straight edge on each board.
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Lumber


I stopped doing this after remembering that it's not really necessary on the band saw, that saved me a step.

So I just ripped them to rough width on the BS.

After face jointing with the #5 1/2 I glued them up.
Super Dave spike dog in action here! This came in so handy for this operation.
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Gas Staple food


Boards that didnt sit flat on my bench were actually rocking and pushing my brass dogs down into the bench so the spike dog was the answer.

Thanks Dave!

Because I don't have a huge number of clamps I glued the legs up two at a time. This let me glue up 4 legs a day so it took me two days.
Wood Outdoor furniture Creative arts Hardwood Lumber


Once out of the clamps I squared up two adjacent sides in preparation for running them through the planner.
Wood Hardwood Machine Lumber Plywood


Squigglies mark the square faces.
Wood Wood stain Natural material Hardwood Plank


The band saw got them close to final dimension. Thanks to Michael Fortunes advise on FWW I've got my band saw working pretty well so it only took a couple of passes through the planner to get them to final dimension.

After a couple of days of this the shavings are starting to get out of control! LOL
Wood Motor vehicle Table Event Soil


So it's been 3 or so days of fun work and I now I bask in the glow of the perfectly square pine legs.
Wood Floor Hardwood Flooring Lumber


The fruits of my labor are sweet! This is actually pretty attractive wood after its been planed. I'm not sure if that comes across in the pictures.
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Plank Hardwood


I'll tell you guys, I've been battling with myself for at least a year about getting a power jointer but I just cant pull the trigger. I kind of enjoy the jointing process, I'm getting faster at it, and it probably only added a day to this big project. I think I'm going to keep holding out. I mean who doesn't need a little more exercise? I know I do.

Thanks for following along and for your support. The rest of the project should be downhill from here (knock on wood)

Hopefully this inspires others to tackle this project.

Questions and comments are welcome.

Mauricio
Scott, thanks, I didn't build the sketch up model from scratch, I found something on 3D warehouse that was close and then tweaked some of the details.

Gracias por las ideas Kova.
 

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#17 ·
Glueing up and milling the legs

Hello friends, I invite you to join me on my newest adventure. I'm building some bunk beds for the kids. I contemplating buying them but after going to pottery barn kids and seeing pine bunk beds for $1,400 I talked the ol' lady into letting me make them. I mean they even had planner tear out in them and everything to give them that rustic look. I can do better than that!

So here is the plan:
Furniture Rectangle Wood Outdoor furniture Shelf


The wood is HD 2×6's. I bought some plans online just to validate what I was planning on doing. All the wood in these plans calls for 1.5"X5.5" lumber which is perfect for what you can get at HD. Besides the leg glue ups it should all just be smoothing and joinery.

So I bought a lot of the wood on Father's day (not enough) and it's been mellowing out in the shop since then.
Land vehicle Tire Vehicle Wheel Car


So about 3 days ago I started to get to work. Its been sweet because the wife has given me some free time during the day to get it done. Usually I only work when the kids are in bed but my 5 yr old has been sleeping on his new mattress on the floor until I get this done.
Wheel Wood Table Flooring Floor


So far progress has been pretty good

After cross cutting the boards on the chop saw I put a straight edge on each board.
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Lumber


I stopped doing this after remembering that it's not really necessary on the band saw, that saved me a step.

So I just ripped them to rough width on the BS.

After face jointing with the #5 1/2 I glued them up.
Super Dave spike dog in action here! This came in so handy for this operation.
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Gas Staple food


Boards that didnt sit flat on my bench were actually rocking and pushing my brass dogs down into the bench so the spike dog was the answer.

Thanks Dave!

Because I don't have a huge number of clamps I glued the legs up two at a time. This let me glue up 4 legs a day so it took me two days.
Wood Outdoor furniture Creative arts Hardwood Lumber


Once out of the clamps I squared up two adjacent sides in preparation for running them through the planner.
Wood Hardwood Machine Lumber Plywood


Squigglies mark the square faces.
Wood Wood stain Natural material Hardwood Plank


The band saw got them close to final dimension. Thanks to Michael Fortunes advise on FWW I've got my band saw working pretty well so it only took a couple of passes through the planner to get them to final dimension.

After a couple of days of this the shavings are starting to get out of control! LOL
Wood Motor vehicle Table Event Soil


So it's been 3 or so days of fun work and I now I bask in the glow of the perfectly square pine legs.
Wood Floor Hardwood Flooring Lumber


The fruits of my labor are sweet! This is actually pretty attractive wood after its been planed. I'm not sure if that comes across in the pictures.
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Plank Hardwood


I'll tell you guys, I've been battling with myself for at least a year about getting a power jointer but I just cant pull the trigger. I kind of enjoy the jointing process, I'm getting faster at it, and it probably only added a day to this big project. I think I'm going to keep holding out. I mean who doesn't need a little more exercise? I know I do.

Thanks for following along and for your support. The rest of the project should be downhill from here (knock on wood)

Hopefully this inspires others to tackle this project.

Questions and comments are welcome.

Mauricio
Oh, I missed some comments I wanted to respond to.

Thanks Jay, I think I'll definitely get the kids involved in the glue up. I may drawbore the head and foot boards together to I can get them to help with that also.

Thanks L2L, there is nothing wrong with pine structurally. This stuff is kiln dried and as long as I'm picky about the boards I buy it should be alright.

Shane, I'm planning on using my go-to stain which is Transtint die. It should work well to stain the pine evenly without much blotching. It should give that Piere One look my wife likes. ;-) That's what I hope anyway. I'll test it out on a piece of scrap first.

You know your right Shane! I should be well under $200 in materials, that leaves me $1200 to spend on tools! LOL. If only it worked that way. I'm sure I can work in a little something that I need for the build.
 

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#18 ·
Glueing up and milling the legs

Hello friends, I invite you to join me on my newest adventure. I'm building some bunk beds for the kids. I contemplating buying them but after going to pottery barn kids and seeing pine bunk beds for $1,400 I talked the ol' lady into letting me make them. I mean they even had planner tear out in them and everything to give them that rustic look. I can do better than that!

So here is the plan:
Furniture Rectangle Wood Outdoor furniture Shelf


The wood is HD 2×6's. I bought some plans online just to validate what I was planning on doing. All the wood in these plans calls for 1.5"X5.5" lumber which is perfect for what you can get at HD. Besides the leg glue ups it should all just be smoothing and joinery.

So I bought a lot of the wood on Father's day (not enough) and it's been mellowing out in the shop since then.
Land vehicle Tire Vehicle Wheel Car


So about 3 days ago I started to get to work. Its been sweet because the wife has given me some free time during the day to get it done. Usually I only work when the kids are in bed but my 5 yr old has been sleeping on his new mattress on the floor until I get this done.
Wheel Wood Table Flooring Floor


So far progress has been pretty good

After cross cutting the boards on the chop saw I put a straight edge on each board.
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Lumber


I stopped doing this after remembering that it's not really necessary on the band saw, that saved me a step.

So I just ripped them to rough width on the BS.

After face jointing with the #5 1/2 I glued them up.
Super Dave spike dog in action here! This came in so handy for this operation.
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Gas Staple food


Boards that didnt sit flat on my bench were actually rocking and pushing my brass dogs down into the bench so the spike dog was the answer.

Thanks Dave!

Because I don't have a huge number of clamps I glued the legs up two at a time. This let me glue up 4 legs a day so it took me two days.
Wood Outdoor furniture Creative arts Hardwood Lumber


Once out of the clamps I squared up two adjacent sides in preparation for running them through the planner.
Wood Hardwood Machine Lumber Plywood


Squigglies mark the square faces.
Wood Wood stain Natural material Hardwood Plank


The band saw got them close to final dimension. Thanks to Michael Fortunes advise on FWW I've got my band saw working pretty well so it only took a couple of passes through the planner to get them to final dimension.

After a couple of days of this the shavings are starting to get out of control! LOL
Wood Motor vehicle Table Event Soil


So it's been 3 or so days of fun work and I now I bask in the glow of the perfectly square pine legs.
Wood Floor Hardwood Flooring Lumber


The fruits of my labor are sweet! This is actually pretty attractive wood after its been planed. I'm not sure if that comes across in the pictures.
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Plank Hardwood


I'll tell you guys, I've been battling with myself for at least a year about getting a power jointer but I just cant pull the trigger. I kind of enjoy the jointing process, I'm getting faster at it, and it probably only added a day to this big project. I think I'm going to keep holding out. I mean who doesn't need a little more exercise? I know I do.

Thanks for following along and for your support. The rest of the project should be downhill from here (knock on wood)

Hopefully this inspires others to tackle this project.

Questions and comments are welcome.

Mauricio
Mauricio, when you finish these beds with TransTint, please let us know which color. :)

I use some of their colorants as well, but it's so hard to predict the final outcome when buying online.

I really dislike the color my pine bench has taken on after a coat of natural danish oil…still thinking of dye mixed with shellac, but no color I have looks good on pine! :)
 

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#19 ·
Glueing up and milling the legs

Hello friends, I invite you to join me on my newest adventure. I'm building some bunk beds for the kids. I contemplating buying them but after going to pottery barn kids and seeing pine bunk beds for $1,400 I talked the ol' lady into letting me make them. I mean they even had planner tear out in them and everything to give them that rustic look. I can do better than that!

So here is the plan:
Furniture Rectangle Wood Outdoor furniture Shelf


The wood is HD 2×6's. I bought some plans online just to validate what I was planning on doing. All the wood in these plans calls for 1.5"X5.5" lumber which is perfect for what you can get at HD. Besides the leg glue ups it should all just be smoothing and joinery.

So I bought a lot of the wood on Father's day (not enough) and it's been mellowing out in the shop since then.
Land vehicle Tire Vehicle Wheel Car


So about 3 days ago I started to get to work. Its been sweet because the wife has given me some free time during the day to get it done. Usually I only work when the kids are in bed but my 5 yr old has been sleeping on his new mattress on the floor until I get this done.
Wheel Wood Table Flooring Floor


So far progress has been pretty good

After cross cutting the boards on the chop saw I put a straight edge on each board.
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Lumber


I stopped doing this after remembering that it's not really necessary on the band saw, that saved me a step.

So I just ripped them to rough width on the BS.

After face jointing with the #5 1/2 I glued them up.
Super Dave spike dog in action here! This came in so handy for this operation.
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Gas Staple food


Boards that didnt sit flat on my bench were actually rocking and pushing my brass dogs down into the bench so the spike dog was the answer.

Thanks Dave!

Because I don't have a huge number of clamps I glued the legs up two at a time. This let me glue up 4 legs a day so it took me two days.
Wood Outdoor furniture Creative arts Hardwood Lumber


Once out of the clamps I squared up two adjacent sides in preparation for running them through the planner.
Wood Hardwood Machine Lumber Plywood


Squigglies mark the square faces.
Wood Wood stain Natural material Hardwood Plank


The band saw got them close to final dimension. Thanks to Michael Fortunes advise on FWW I've got my band saw working pretty well so it only took a couple of passes through the planner to get them to final dimension.

After a couple of days of this the shavings are starting to get out of control! LOL
Wood Motor vehicle Table Event Soil


So it's been 3 or so days of fun work and I now I bask in the glow of the perfectly square pine legs.
Wood Floor Hardwood Flooring Lumber


The fruits of my labor are sweet! This is actually pretty attractive wood after its been planed. I'm not sure if that comes across in the pictures.
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Plank Hardwood


I'll tell you guys, I've been battling with myself for at least a year about getting a power jointer but I just cant pull the trigger. I kind of enjoy the jointing process, I'm getting faster at it, and it probably only added a day to this big project. I think I'm going to keep holding out. I mean who doesn't need a little more exercise? I know I do.

Thanks for following along and for your support. The rest of the project should be downhill from here (knock on wood)

Hopefully this inspires others to tackle this project.

Questions and comments are welcome.

Mauricio
My favorite to use is Mission Oak. Its a dark brown with maybe just a hint of red to it. I've used it on Red Oak, Poplar, and Birch ply but never on Pine. We'll see how it goes. It does well on Red Oak where there is the issue of the pores not taking stain well. The transtint does well there.

This is what I'm going for which is blotchy anyway. Not sure if that will work on your bench.
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Drawer Hardwood
 

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#20 ·
Glueing up and milling the legs

Hello friends, I invite you to join me on my newest adventure. I'm building some bunk beds for the kids. I contemplating buying them but after going to pottery barn kids and seeing pine bunk beds for $1,400 I talked the ol' lady into letting me make them. I mean they even had planner tear out in them and everything to give them that rustic look. I can do better than that!

So here is the plan:
Furniture Rectangle Wood Outdoor furniture Shelf


The wood is HD 2×6's. I bought some plans online just to validate what I was planning on doing. All the wood in these plans calls for 1.5"X5.5" lumber which is perfect for what you can get at HD. Besides the leg glue ups it should all just be smoothing and joinery.

So I bought a lot of the wood on Father's day (not enough) and it's been mellowing out in the shop since then.
Land vehicle Tire Vehicle Wheel Car


So about 3 days ago I started to get to work. Its been sweet because the wife has given me some free time during the day to get it done. Usually I only work when the kids are in bed but my 5 yr old has been sleeping on his new mattress on the floor until I get this done.
Wheel Wood Table Flooring Floor


So far progress has been pretty good

After cross cutting the boards on the chop saw I put a straight edge on each board.
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Lumber


I stopped doing this after remembering that it's not really necessary on the band saw, that saved me a step.

So I just ripped them to rough width on the BS.

After face jointing with the #5 1/2 I glued them up.
Super Dave spike dog in action here! This came in so handy for this operation.
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Gas Staple food


Boards that didnt sit flat on my bench were actually rocking and pushing my brass dogs down into the bench so the spike dog was the answer.

Thanks Dave!

Because I don't have a huge number of clamps I glued the legs up two at a time. This let me glue up 4 legs a day so it took me two days.
Wood Outdoor furniture Creative arts Hardwood Lumber


Once out of the clamps I squared up two adjacent sides in preparation for running them through the planner.
Wood Hardwood Machine Lumber Plywood


Squigglies mark the square faces.
Wood Wood stain Natural material Hardwood Plank


The band saw got them close to final dimension. Thanks to Michael Fortunes advise on FWW I've got my band saw working pretty well so it only took a couple of passes through the planner to get them to final dimension.

After a couple of days of this the shavings are starting to get out of control! LOL
Wood Motor vehicle Table Event Soil


So it's been 3 or so days of fun work and I now I bask in the glow of the perfectly square pine legs.
Wood Floor Hardwood Flooring Lumber


The fruits of my labor are sweet! This is actually pretty attractive wood after its been planed. I'm not sure if that comes across in the pictures.
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Plank Hardwood


I'll tell you guys, I've been battling with myself for at least a year about getting a power jointer but I just cant pull the trigger. I kind of enjoy the jointing process, I'm getting faster at it, and it probably only added a day to this big project. I think I'm going to keep holding out. I mean who doesn't need a little more exercise? I know I do.

Thanks for following along and for your support. The rest of the project should be downhill from here (knock on wood)

Hopefully this inspires others to tackle this project.

Questions and comments are welcome.

Mauricio
Very nice on the legs! I don't think I could get a power jointer - hand planing is just too addictive. It's that sound.
 

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#21 ·
Glueing up and milling the legs

Hello friends, I invite you to join me on my newest adventure. I'm building some bunk beds for the kids. I contemplating buying them but after going to pottery barn kids and seeing pine bunk beds for $1,400 I talked the ol' lady into letting me make them. I mean they even had planner tear out in them and everything to give them that rustic look. I can do better than that!

So here is the plan:
Furniture Rectangle Wood Outdoor furniture Shelf


The wood is HD 2×6's. I bought some plans online just to validate what I was planning on doing. All the wood in these plans calls for 1.5"X5.5" lumber which is perfect for what you can get at HD. Besides the leg glue ups it should all just be smoothing and joinery.

So I bought a lot of the wood on Father's day (not enough) and it's been mellowing out in the shop since then.
Land vehicle Tire Vehicle Wheel Car


So about 3 days ago I started to get to work. Its been sweet because the wife has given me some free time during the day to get it done. Usually I only work when the kids are in bed but my 5 yr old has been sleeping on his new mattress on the floor until I get this done.
Wheel Wood Table Flooring Floor


So far progress has been pretty good

After cross cutting the boards on the chop saw I put a straight edge on each board.
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Lumber


I stopped doing this after remembering that it's not really necessary on the band saw, that saved me a step.

So I just ripped them to rough width on the BS.

After face jointing with the #5 1/2 I glued them up.
Super Dave spike dog in action here! This came in so handy for this operation.
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Gas Staple food


Boards that didnt sit flat on my bench were actually rocking and pushing my brass dogs down into the bench so the spike dog was the answer.

Thanks Dave!

Because I don't have a huge number of clamps I glued the legs up two at a time. This let me glue up 4 legs a day so it took me two days.
Wood Outdoor furniture Creative arts Hardwood Lumber


Once out of the clamps I squared up two adjacent sides in preparation for running them through the planner.
Wood Hardwood Machine Lumber Plywood


Squigglies mark the square faces.
Wood Wood stain Natural material Hardwood Plank


The band saw got them close to final dimension. Thanks to Michael Fortunes advise on FWW I've got my band saw working pretty well so it only took a couple of passes through the planner to get them to final dimension.

After a couple of days of this the shavings are starting to get out of control! LOL
Wood Motor vehicle Table Event Soil


So it's been 3 or so days of fun work and I now I bask in the glow of the perfectly square pine legs.
Wood Floor Hardwood Flooring Lumber


The fruits of my labor are sweet! This is actually pretty attractive wood after its been planed. I'm not sure if that comes across in the pictures.
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Plank Hardwood


I'll tell you guys, I've been battling with myself for at least a year about getting a power jointer but I just cant pull the trigger. I kind of enjoy the jointing process, I'm getting faster at it, and it probably only added a day to this big project. I think I'm going to keep holding out. I mean who doesn't need a little more exercise? I know I do.

Thanks for following along and for your support. The rest of the project should be downhill from here (knock on wood)

Hopefully this inspires others to tackle this project.

Questions and comments are welcome.

Mauricio
Shop log, Dave made spike dog, shavings covering the shop…. so much tastiness.

Thanks for bringing us along Mauricio. You make it look easy.
 

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#22 ·
Glueing up and milling the legs

Hello friends, I invite you to join me on my newest adventure. I'm building some bunk beds for the kids. I contemplating buying them but after going to pottery barn kids and seeing pine bunk beds for $1,400 I talked the ol' lady into letting me make them. I mean they even had planner tear out in them and everything to give them that rustic look. I can do better than that!

So here is the plan:
Furniture Rectangle Wood Outdoor furniture Shelf


The wood is HD 2×6's. I bought some plans online just to validate what I was planning on doing. All the wood in these plans calls for 1.5"X5.5" lumber which is perfect for what you can get at HD. Besides the leg glue ups it should all just be smoothing and joinery.

So I bought a lot of the wood on Father's day (not enough) and it's been mellowing out in the shop since then.
Land vehicle Tire Vehicle Wheel Car


So about 3 days ago I started to get to work. Its been sweet because the wife has given me some free time during the day to get it done. Usually I only work when the kids are in bed but my 5 yr old has been sleeping on his new mattress on the floor until I get this done.
Wheel Wood Table Flooring Floor


So far progress has been pretty good

After cross cutting the boards on the chop saw I put a straight edge on each board.
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Lumber


I stopped doing this after remembering that it's not really necessary on the band saw, that saved me a step.

So I just ripped them to rough width on the BS.

After face jointing with the #5 1/2 I glued them up.
Super Dave spike dog in action here! This came in so handy for this operation.
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Gas Staple food


Boards that didnt sit flat on my bench were actually rocking and pushing my brass dogs down into the bench so the spike dog was the answer.

Thanks Dave!

Because I don't have a huge number of clamps I glued the legs up two at a time. This let me glue up 4 legs a day so it took me two days.
Wood Outdoor furniture Creative arts Hardwood Lumber


Once out of the clamps I squared up two adjacent sides in preparation for running them through the planner.
Wood Hardwood Machine Lumber Plywood


Squigglies mark the square faces.
Wood Wood stain Natural material Hardwood Plank


The band saw got them close to final dimension. Thanks to Michael Fortunes advise on FWW I've got my band saw working pretty well so it only took a couple of passes through the planner to get them to final dimension.

After a couple of days of this the shavings are starting to get out of control! LOL
Wood Motor vehicle Table Event Soil


So it's been 3 or so days of fun work and I now I bask in the glow of the perfectly square pine legs.
Wood Floor Hardwood Flooring Lumber


The fruits of my labor are sweet! This is actually pretty attractive wood after its been planed. I'm not sure if that comes across in the pictures.
Wood Rectangle Wood stain Plank Hardwood


I'll tell you guys, I've been battling with myself for at least a year about getting a power jointer but I just cant pull the trigger. I kind of enjoy the jointing process, I'm getting faster at it, and it probably only added a day to this big project. I think I'm going to keep holding out. I mean who doesn't need a little more exercise? I know I do.

Thanks for following along and for your support. The rest of the project should be downhill from here (knock on wood)

Hopefully this inspires others to tackle this project.

Questions and comments are welcome.

Mauricio
This looks fun. And you have some great help.
 

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#23 ·
Cutting the Legs, Prep Rails, Cut Mortices

Wow I got a lot done yesterday. My wife and I also painted are bedroom in between woodworking sesions. She did the lower part of the walls, when she was done I'd go in and paint the top.

I'm sore today! But it feels good.

So I cut the legs to length by hand. The chop saw wasnt cutting accuratly enough for me so I cut these to length with a knife, a saw and my new bench hook.
Ruler Office ruler Wood Wood stain Tool


Then took the #4 to the end grain.
Wood Flooring Floor Comfort Hardwood

Wood Rectangle Hardwood Wood stain Flooring


Choped the Head and Foot board rails to length.
Car Wheel Vehicle Wood Table


Then removed mill marks from the faces with the #4. Hit the edges with the #5.5
Wood Hardwood Desk Table Scale model


Laied out the mortices.
Brown Wood Flooring Floor Wood stain


Chopping out 16 mortices of this size is not my idea of fun so used my router. This is my prefered method. Just a router a straight bit and an edge guide. Knocks it out in two pased with a 1/2" bit.
I still have to square up the ends with a chisel.
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Flooring Lumber


So thats where I am for now. Next to cut some tenons! I'm really suprpised at how fast the progress is going.

I'm having so much fun on this project. Almost as much fun as when I build my workbench.

Thanks for following along yall!

Mauricio
 

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#24 ·
Cutting the Legs, Prep Rails, Cut Mortices

Wow I got a lot done yesterday. My wife and I also painted are bedroom in between woodworking sesions. She did the lower part of the walls, when she was done I'd go in and paint the top.

I'm sore today! But it feels good.

So I cut the legs to length by hand. The chop saw wasnt cutting accuratly enough for me so I cut these to length with a knife, a saw and my new bench hook.
Ruler Office ruler Wood Wood stain Tool


Then took the #4 to the end grain.
Wood Flooring Floor Comfort Hardwood

Wood Rectangle Hardwood Wood stain Flooring


Choped the Head and Foot board rails to length.
Car Wheel Vehicle Wood Table


Then removed mill marks from the faces with the #4. Hit the edges with the #5.5
Wood Hardwood Desk Table Scale model


Laied out the mortices.
Brown Wood Flooring Floor Wood stain


Chopping out 16 mortices of this size is not my idea of fun so used my router. This is my prefered method. Just a router a straight bit and an edge guide. Knocks it out in two pased with a 1/2" bit.
I still have to square up the ends with a chisel.
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Flooring Lumber


So thats where I am for now. Next to cut some tenons! I'm really suprpised at how fast the progress is going.

I'm having so much fun on this project. Almost as much fun as when I build my workbench.

Thanks for following along yall!

Mauricio
I found it much faster to just take two or three swipes of a medium rasp to the corners of the tenons, rather than chisel the mortises square. Any reason for square mortises and not round tenons?
 

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#38 ·
Hand Cut Tenons for the Head/Foot Boards

Ok, here are a couple of more evenings of progress behind me. I need to cut 16 tenons total to fit the head board and foot boards on the two beds.
This part of the project is going a little slower than the earlier parts. But I'm having fun on this part so its all good.

I first scribed a line all the way around the shoulder with a knife, then cut the v groove to guide my saw.
Wood Table Rectangle Hardwood Tints and shades


Sawed the shoulder, with my dovetail saw. I tried Paul Sellers advise here and used this saw even though it is a rip saw. I can confirm that a fine toothed rip saw does quite nicely across the grain when you scribe the line first. No tear out and it cut fast. I have a cross cut carcass saw but I wanted to give my new saw a good workout. I thought it worked better than the cross cut saw but then that might mean my other saw needs a fresh sharpening.
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Flooring Gas


Next to cut the cheeks. I tried to use my tenon saw but it wasn't cutting well, again it needs to be sharpened, I just got my files today but in the mean time I used the splitting technique which goes pretty fast once you get a rhythm going.
Wood Floor Rectangle Flooring Hardwood


However it's a little more difficult when you have a knot in the way.

Clean up with the #71. I love my router plane. Just got some new irons from Veritas today which I cant wait to try out on the next few tenons.
Tire Wheel Wood Workbench Creative arts


And that's where I left off last night. 11 tenons down and 5 to go.

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Rectangle Flooring


Thanks for watching folks,

Mauricio
 

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#39 ·
Hand Cut Tenons for the Head/Foot Boards

Ok, here are a couple of more evenings of progress behind me. I need to cut 16 tenons total to fit the head board and foot boards on the two beds.
This part of the project is going a little slower than the earlier parts. But I'm having fun on this part so its all good.

I first scribed a line all the way around the shoulder with a knife, then cut the v groove to guide my saw.
Wood Table Rectangle Hardwood Tints and shades


Sawed the shoulder, with my dovetail saw. I tried Paul Sellers advise here and used this saw even though it is a rip saw. I can confirm that a fine toothed rip saw does quite nicely across the grain when you scribe the line first. No tear out and it cut fast. I have a cross cut carcass saw but I wanted to give my new saw a good workout. I thought it worked better than the cross cut saw but then that might mean my other saw needs a fresh sharpening.
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Flooring Gas


Next to cut the cheeks. I tried to use my tenon saw but it wasn't cutting well, again it needs to be sharpened, I just got my files today but in the mean time I used the splitting technique which goes pretty fast once you get a rhythm going.
Wood Floor Rectangle Flooring Hardwood


However it's a little more difficult when you have a knot in the way.

Clean up with the #71. I love my router plane. Just got some new irons from Veritas today which I cant wait to try out on the next few tenons.
Tire Wheel Wood Workbench Creative arts


And that's where I left off last night. 11 tenons down and 5 to go.

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Rectangle Flooring


Thanks for watching folks,

Mauricio
Dibs on top bunk!

Awesome job Maur and if you need any blotching techniques just let me know, I got you.
 

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#49 ·
Hand Cut Tenons for the Head/Foot Boards

Ok, here are a couple of more evenings of progress behind me. I need to cut 16 tenons total to fit the head board and foot boards on the two beds.
This part of the project is going a little slower than the earlier parts. But I'm having fun on this part so its all good.

I first scribed a line all the way around the shoulder with a knife, then cut the v groove to guide my saw.
Wood Table Rectangle Hardwood Tints and shades


Sawed the shoulder, with my dovetail saw. I tried Paul Sellers advise here and used this saw even though it is a rip saw. I can confirm that a fine toothed rip saw does quite nicely across the grain when you scribe the line first. No tear out and it cut fast. I have a cross cut carcass saw but I wanted to give my new saw a good workout. I thought it worked better than the cross cut saw but then that might mean my other saw needs a fresh sharpening.
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Flooring Gas


Next to cut the cheeks. I tried to use my tenon saw but it wasn't cutting well, again it needs to be sharpened, I just got my files today but in the mean time I used the splitting technique which goes pretty fast once you get a rhythm going.
Wood Floor Rectangle Flooring Hardwood


However it's a little more difficult when you have a knot in the way.

Clean up with the #71. I love my router plane. Just got some new irons from Veritas today which I cant wait to try out on the next few tenons.
Tire Wheel Wood Workbench Creative arts


And that's where I left off last night. 11 tenons down and 5 to go.

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Rectangle Flooring


Thanks for watching folks,

Mauricio
Looking good Mauricio!
 

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#71 ·
Plowing Grooves in the Rails and Posts

Hello again folks, the next step was to plow some groves in the stretchers and posts of the head board.
The old Stanley #45 was the weapon of choice for this stage of the project which is a lot of fun to use.
Here I am with the tool in action! In my head I look much cooler doing this.

Cooking Shelf Artisan Engineering Table


The first challenge I had to overcome was the lack of a plywood sized cutter. As you are all aware ¾" plywood is slightly undersized so I had to use the next size down and then pair away the rest of the waste by hand.

So first I plow most of the groove out.
Wood Engineering Metal Track Machine


Then use the sweet gauge I got from the swap as a cutting gauge to begin to cut out the rest of the waste. Here I used progressively deeper passes.
Wood Engineering Wood stain Hardwood Art


Next I undercut it with a utility knife.
Wood Finger Wood stain Flooring Hardwood


Then with the same knife I score deeply down the gauge line. This almost cuts the whole piece free but it takes a couple more passes.
Wood Wood stain Flooring Art Hardwood


No project is complete with out an error to fix! I got a little to aggressive chopping through a knot that was inconveniently in the way of my groove. But a little glue and blue tape and its like nothing happened. :)
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Flooring Plank


So here we are with some groovy rails!
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Natural material Lumber


Next to grove the posts to accept the sides of the panels. This was a similar process but with a couple of minor difficulties. I set the rails in the posts and marked the exact location of the groove. The problem arises when you connect the dots and your line is not perfectly parallel to the sides.

The solution was to plow the grove down the middle and pair away the rest of the waste by hand as above but without the benefit of being able to use the marking gauge.
Ruler Wood Table Musical instrument Wood stain

Wood Tool Gas Music Hardwood

Wood Wood stain Plank Hardwood Lumber

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Lumber


The plow plane gets most of the groove but can't fully reach the back part so I clean up that part with the router plane.
Saw Wood Hand tool Tool Table

Hand tool Wood Metalworking hand tool Tool Gas


On the couples that were not paralleled I had to use my chisel on its side like a side rabbet plane. I need me a side rabet plane! For next time of course.
Hand tool Wood Burin Metalworking hand tool Wood stain


So here we are with everything grooved up and in perfect alignment ready for the panels!
Wood Window Wood stain Floor Hardwood

Wood Wood stain Automotive exterior Varnish Hardwood

Wood Rectangle Wood stain Shelving Hardwood


Thanks for watching! Questions and comments are welcome.

Mauricio
 

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#72 ·
Plowing Grooves in the Rails and Posts

Hello again folks, the next step was to plow some groves in the stretchers and posts of the head board.
The old Stanley #45 was the weapon of choice for this stage of the project which is a lot of fun to use.
Here I am with the tool in action! In my head I look much cooler doing this.

Cooking Shelf Artisan Engineering Table


The first challenge I had to overcome was the lack of a plywood sized cutter. As you are all aware ¾" plywood is slightly undersized so I had to use the next size down and then pair away the rest of the waste by hand.

So first I plow most of the groove out.
Wood Engineering Metal Track Machine


Then use the sweet gauge I got from the swap as a cutting gauge to begin to cut out the rest of the waste. Here I used progressively deeper passes.
Wood Engineering Wood stain Hardwood Art


Next I undercut it with a utility knife.
Wood Finger Wood stain Flooring Hardwood


Then with the same knife I score deeply down the gauge line. This almost cuts the whole piece free but it takes a couple more passes.
Wood Wood stain Flooring Art Hardwood


No project is complete with out an error to fix! I got a little to aggressive chopping through a knot that was inconveniently in the way of my groove. But a little glue and blue tape and its like nothing happened. :)
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Flooring Plank


So here we are with some groovy rails!
Wood Wood stain Hardwood Natural material Lumber


Next to grove the posts to accept the sides of the panels. This was a similar process but with a couple of minor difficulties. I set the rails in the posts and marked the exact location of the groove. The problem arises when you connect the dots and your line is not perfectly parallel to the sides.

The solution was to plow the grove down the middle and pair away the rest of the waste by hand as above but without the benefit of being able to use the marking gauge.
Ruler Wood Table Musical instrument Wood stain

Wood Tool Gas Music Hardwood

Wood Wood stain Plank Hardwood Lumber

Wood Wood stain Hardwood Plank Lumber


The plow plane gets most of the groove but can't fully reach the back part so I clean up that part with the router plane.
Saw Wood Hand tool Tool Table

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On the couples that were not paralleled I had to use my chisel on its side like a side rabbet plane. I need me a side rabet plane! For next time of course.
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So here we are with everything grooved up and in perfect alignment ready for the panels!
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Thanks for watching! Questions and comments are welcome.

Mauricio
Maur, that is good stuff Man!

I applaud the use of the #45 and #71 planes; the vintage tool force is Strong with you!

Might I suggest a #79 Side Rabbet for your till? It's left and right, retractable, and uber-easy / comfortable to hold and use. Great blog post, love the progress.
 

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Panels, Long Rails, and Mounting Brackets

Hello again folks. Here is the update on my project. I'll let the pictures do most of the talking.

I experiment with new circ saw method. I just scored the first line and then eyeballed the second utility knife cut to the thickness of the blade. Then followed the line free hand.
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Works Great! Very little tear out.
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Those of you who follow the Workbench thread already know that I cut into my bench doing this. :-( So, I won't rehash that here. Fixing that will have to be a separate blog.

After some trimming with a block plane the panels fit great.
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Next cleaned up and prepared the long stretchers.
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Then I cut the stretchers to final length by hand. No pictures of this process, basically the same way I cut the other parts with a square, knife, and crosscut saw.
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Next to prepare the stretchers for the metal mounting brackets I will be using. They will be screwed in so I drilled and inserted some cross grain oak dowels to give the screws some long grain to bite into. You'll see what I mean in a minute.

First I had to make some dowels. Started off with a square piece of red oak.
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Then I made a jig for planning it round.
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Further refinement with the spoke shave.
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Then cut to length
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Then I drilled some holes on the underside of the stretcher ends. I clamped a piece of scrap on to help me eyeball plumb.
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Please note, the crocs are in the pic because I'm NOT wearing them. lol.

Then I just glued in the dowels. Some fit a little lose so I sprinkled in some saw dust.
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Next I routed out the space for the brackets. I tried using the #71 but that didnt work out so well on end grain. So I used the power router and cleaned up the rest with a chisel.
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Wood Hardwood Wood stain Engineering Lumber


So that's where I'm at so far. Next to rout out the mortise for the receiving end of the bracket.

Thanks for watching!

Mauricio
 

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#121 ·
Panels, Long Rails, and Mounting Brackets

Hello again folks. Here is the update on my project. I'll let the pictures do most of the talking.

I experiment with new circ saw method. I just scored the first line and then eyeballed the second utility knife cut to the thickness of the blade. Then followed the line free hand.
Wood Wood stain Flooring Hardwood Tints and shades


Works Great! Very little tear out.
Wood Flooring Rectangle Floor Wood stain


Those of you who follow the Workbench thread already know that I cut into my bench doing this. :-( So, I won't rehash that here. Fixing that will have to be a separate blog.

After some trimming with a block plane the panels fit great.
Wood Wood stain Flooring Hardwood Varnish


Next cleaned up and prepared the long stretchers.
Bottle Wood Table Wood stain Floor


Then I cut the stretchers to final length by hand. No pictures of this process, basically the same way I cut the other parts with a square, knife, and crosscut saw.
Wood Table Wood stain Plank Hardwood


Next to prepare the stretchers for the metal mounting brackets I will be using. They will be screwed in so I drilled and inserted some cross grain oak dowels to give the screws some long grain to bite into. You'll see what I mean in a minute.

First I had to make some dowels. Started off with a square piece of red oak.
Wood Rectangle Hardwood Wood stain Flooring


Then I made a jig for planning it round.
Wood Machine tool Hardwood Tool Wood stain

Wood Hardwood Reptile Lizard Wood stain

Wood Floor Plane Wood stain Hardwood


Further refinement with the spoke shave.
Hand tool Wood Pruning shears Wood stain Art


Then cut to length
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Plywood Ruler


Then I drilled some holes on the underside of the stretcher ends. I clamped a piece of scrap on to help me eyeball plumb.
Wood Hardwood Wood stain Gas Electrical wiring


Please note, the crocs are in the pic because I'm NOT wearing them. lol.

Then I just glued in the dowels. Some fit a little lose so I sprinkled in some saw dust.
Wood Wood stain Composite material Hardwood Plank


Next I routed out the space for the brackets. I tried using the #71 but that didnt work out so well on end grain. So I used the power router and cleaned up the rest with a chisel.
Hand tool Wood Table Tool Wood stain


Wood Hardwood Wood stain Engineering Lumber


So that's where I'm at so far. Next to rout out the mortise for the receiving end of the bracket.

Thanks for watching!

Mauricio
Looks great Mauricio! Your jig to make a dowel is fun stuff too.

Thanks man. :)
 

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