| Project by Chris Davis | posted 241 days ago | 1967 views | 2 times favorited | 13 comments |  |
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This is a bed that was completed in December 2004. The customer wanted a Cinderella theme bed and here is what we came up with. I cut the ribs form sheet stock. I could only get 3 of the ribs out of a sheet of material and the base used a couple sheets there. This project had a lot of waste, but I couldn’t see any way out of that. The finish is a white lacquer with glitter sprinkled in the final coat. We also trimmed the ribs of the bed with rope lighting. The wheels were purchased from Harbor Freight (see link).
To cut the ribs, I made one template and used it as a pattern to cut the rest. On the platform I turned my router into a large compass by adding a long board to the base and screwing it down at the pivot point, th center.
Here are a couple building pictures:
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13 comments so far
joetroba
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posted 241 days ago
Pretty cool. Just curious of what kind of mattress could be used in this.
-- joetroba, PA
Chris Davis
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posted 241 days ago
I had a 6’ dia. foam mattress cut for it, but when I delivered it the mattress wasn’t ready, so I sent a full size futon mattress. The futon mattress looked good on it and the customer wanted to keep it like that.
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TomFran
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posted 241 days ago
Very creative project, Chris. I’ll bet the customer was very happy with it!
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
Randy Sharp
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posted 241 days ago
That is so neat!
-- Randy, Tupelo, MS ~ May I become more like the Master Carpenter every day.
ND2ELK
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posted 241 days ago
Hi Chris
Ain’t that something! The bed master has done it again. Love the bed and the art work on the wall. You have a God given talent there Buddy. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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Chris Davis
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posted 241 days ago
I’ll take credit for the bed but not the art work on the walls. Thanks for the post.
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Chris Davis
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posted 241 days ago
It was hard to get any good pictures. It was wall-to-wall bed, or wall-to-wall-to-ceiling.
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cpt_hammer
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posted 241 days ago
I sent this to my wife, I feel a second re-decorating of my daughter’s bedroom coming down the road. Now, all I have to do is explain to her that I need some new, big tool to make it. Perhaps the planer I’ve been wanting or bandsaw.
Chris Davis
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posted 241 days ago
Cpt. Hammer, I’ll vouch for you. You can always use new tools. A CNC router would make this job a breeze. LOL
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Les Hastings
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posted 241 days ago
Great bed,nice design! Awesome job!
-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)
SCOTSMAN
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posted 241 days ago
I can see this woukld make one very special little princess very happy well done. Alistair
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MsDebbieP
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posted 213 days ago
not sure how I missed this one!!!
Wonderful
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Chris Davis
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posted 212 days ago
MsDebbieP,
If you viewed it past midnight it was a pumpkin.
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