We all enjoyed making this custom bed but, I am glad it is finished. I have posted it as a finished project. I hope you all enjoyed the process in making this. If you guy’s and gal’s have any questions on this project please, feel free to ask.

This bench is 29 13/16” wide, same with as the back trunk
This gives us the same spacing on the top front and back.
The frame will be screwed into the axles at the same spacing.
Now we are just waiting for the interior fabric and the custom mattress to be finished.

Taking final measurements before cutting the axles

Fitting the trunk in the back.

Axles cut and fitted.

The bed surround is not that heavy, two people can lift and move it.

front view.

We started to make the front seat. The next set of pictured will be the finished project.

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This is the first mock up. Now we measure for all the cross pieces on the frame and the seat as well as the trunk in the back. Get them all made and installed and take the final pictures.

Here is my 42” lath with a 42” extension bed set up with 2 48” Vaga duplicators. It is very difficult to set them up perfectly straight. It took 2 hours to set up.

Because there were 2 duplicators there was a section in the middle where we could not get with the first set up.

The turning blank was 4 1/2” x 4 1/2” x 87 3/4” long. Finished size was 3 15/16” in diameter.

We clipped the corners.

A close up of the center.

Second set up cleaning up the center.



Ron and I going to town.

This is showing how we step cut it all the way down.



Ron & Bill going to town.

That is one long puppy.

All cleaned up.
Sanding time.

Here is the bed surround made from Styrofoam

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This is what the completed bed will look like.

These are the spokes for the 48” back wheels.

This is the rim for the front wheels.

These are the front wheels.

Front and back wheels.

The radius at the bottom of the spokes was cut on the table saw by locking down the miter gauge and pushing the wood into the blade from the side and it was done in 4 passes. We used an 8” dado blade.

This is the back of the wheel where the axle will go into

Next we will make the Chassis then I will turn the axles.

For the slide show with more information; http://s861.photobucket.com/albums/ab178/grosa1/Movie%20LoungeFurniture/?albumview=slideshow

http://s861.photobucket.com/albums/ab178/grosa1/Custom%20Woodworking/?albumview=slideshow

I am cutting it out on a CR Onsrude inverted pin router model 36210.

Being very careful around the tips of the stars.

How the insert mates with the frame.

All joints get bondo because the frame will be painted.

This is how they look together.

This MDF insert Is a one piece template to cut out the actual part. The actual insert will be made from 1/2” Sentra. The face will be a brushed aluminum mica and the back will be a black mica.
I will post more pictures as I go along. For a slide show; http://s861.photobucket.com/albums/ab178/grosa1/Movie%20LoungeFurniture/?albumview=slideshow

Detail of the two part base.

Gluing on the bleached corner post.

All the solid wood parts are bleached. The plywood is not bleached, it would be too light.

View of the inside

The two top pieces are the base molding. The two bottom pieces are the top molding.

More bleached components.

Everything on this cart has been bleached.

Next we are finally putting some color on this tree More to come. Thanks for looking.

This is the bleach we used.

Finally done. Thanks for looking.