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This is a project my wife and I had discussed for a couple of years, then decided to get it started after I finished a credenza for our family room. Originally, we were going to build a headboard and use some striking veneers we had collected, but changed our minds when she inherited an antique headboard. Shifting gears from what I thought was going to be mahogany to using red oak to match the headboard was OK - whatever keeps the boss happy!

The bed is modeled after the king-sized platform bed I made for our master bedroom a few years ago. There is plenty of under-bed storage with two drawers on each side as well as open areas at the headboard. Each drawer is about 25" side to side by 23.25" front to back by 9.5" deep. Interior casework is 1/2" sandeply. All exterior wood is red oak.

Thanks for looking!

Comments are, of course, welcome!

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Mahogany can make some nice furniture, but you can't beat incorporating an antique into the project. Very nice!
 

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Very Nice Work Indeed Bill! Thanks For Sharing!

Rick
 

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Very Nice. I will add this to my own list.
The footboard has false drawer fronts? are these just for show?
Did you create this design from sketch up?
 

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@bhagg: You're correct about the footboard. I wanted it to have some character to it, so the "drawer" in the middle is the same width as the side drawers. It's one panel with dadoes to give the impression of drawers. And, yes, I designed it using SketchUp.
 

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Bill,

Did you 'finish' the drawer interiors and exteriors not covered by the drawer front?
If so, how/what?

Thanks,
Delain
 

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Delain: I sprayed the inside and outside of the drawer parts with two coats of EM1000 before cutting joinery and assembling them. After assembly, but before I slid the bottoms in, I sprayed two topcoats of EM6000, sanding between coats.
 

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You'll notice by this next question that I don't know what I'm doing yet:
What is the purpose of the EM1000? Glue joints not affected by this treatment or you stay away from those surfaces?
I read a bit about the two products; appears these are primarily used by production shops. Thanks.
 

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You'll notice I said I sprayed EM1000 BEFORE cutting joinery. Therefore, the glued areas become bare wood.
 
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