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My first rustic project. It all started with one tree falling across the drive one morning. As I walked up to this fallen tree with all intent of adding it to my fire wood pile something clicked in my head. It was at that point I decided I always wanted a log bed. Little did I know ware this was about to take me. Now two years have passed and I have created my own rustic furniture and accessories company.
This bed is made from white ash logs and a hard maple natural edge slab for the headboard. The elk scene in the headboard was burned in with a little color added to bring it all to life (compliments of my dear friend and artiest Pat Sherman. The foot board is complimented with a set of shed elk antlers. Two inch tenons hold this sturdy bed together and to finish it off it is top coated with 4 coats of gloss polyurethane.
-- Dave, Ohio,www.rusticforest.com
18 comments so far
David
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posted 296 days ago
Dave -
Just added this to my favorites! Excellent job. I really enjoy rustic furniture. Looking forward to more of the same!
David
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spike
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posted 296 days ago
coming from a true ELK-O-HOLIC this bed is unbelievable….truely awesome and wonderful design. i can’t quit looking at it.
-- "In my family, there was no clear division between religion and fly fishing" - Norman Maclean
Dadoo
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posted 296 days ago
Absolutely stunning Dave! Great job incorporating the shed into the foot board too!
-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!
BarryW
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posted 296 days ago
the way I bob and weave I’d probably fall on one of those spikes and end up on that TV show…101 things they removed from the human body…the construction is excellent though I’m not a great fan of rustic…but you do it well.
-- /\/\/\ BarryW /\/\/\ Stay so busy you don't have time to die.
amir
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posted 296 days ago
Dave, just Amazing. This is: THE BED
Todd Thomas
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posted 296 days ago
man…very meat…..love the antlers in front and the headboard is awesome….great job
-- Todd, Oak Ridge, TN, Hello my name is Todd and I'm a Toolholic, I bought my last tool 10 days, no 4 days, oh heck I bought a tool on the way here! †
Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 296 days ago
You have a great looking bed there.
It sure llooks like you know what doing.
-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
amos
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posted 296 days ago
that bed is too cool!! great idea putting it outside for the photo…or do you sleep on it out there??
-- amos
motthunter
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posted 296 days ago
Super cool. Great bed!
-- making sawdust....
griff
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posted 296 days ago
Beautiful, super build
-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none
Thos. Angle
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posted 296 days ago
Super great bed. Fine art work as well. Those are some outstanding bulls in the art work. What part of Ohio is that??? LOL
-- Thos. Angle
BIGSKY
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posted 296 days ago
BEAUTIFUL BED IT GIVES ME IDEAS
-- BIGSKY
mtnwild
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posted 296 days ago
Great idea, good looking bed. Sweet dreams.
-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.
Ed Bice
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posted 295 days ago
Nice job
-- Ed Bice
8iowa
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posted 295 days ago
That is really neat. I’m an old elk hunter.
-- "Heaven is North of the Bridge"
dennis mitchell
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posted 295 days ago
You did good by Pats work! Great job.
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pat sherman
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posted 295 days ago
nice bed dave. sure wish it was mine. but my house is not big enought for it. lol.
and thanks for the nice words on the art work.
if anyone wants to know the mountains are the grand tetons
-- pat,ohio...http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y198/patshwigar/
hap
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posted 293 days ago
very nice,i could a nap right where it at.
-- hap, gunbarrel city tx.