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My wife and I are expecting many things. One of them is a baby :-D Another is house guests. Since the baby will be taking the “guest” room, the third bedroom which we called an “Office” gets to be remade into a room that will host guests, an office desk, and a library. To allow our guests to sleep on something other than the floor we decided we needed a day / trundle bed for that room.
So I said to myself. . . Self! – How hard could it be to build one of those things??? There are times in life when ignorance is such a wonderful thing. :-) While I didn’t find the actual cutting, routing, fastening, and finishing as difficult as I had feared it would be, I did learn that it’s harder to design than to build, and it took much longer that I expected it too take. But I got it done prior to the baby’s arrival (5 weeks or so)!!!
I had only really done a picnic table and a couple of small boxes prior to this, so it was a huge leap for me. I would say that I lack experience, but I sure gained a lot while doing this project. If you see something that could have done differently let me know, I’m interested in learning more.
Thank you for your comments in advance.
-Peace, David
-- David, Portland Oregon
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corncob
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posted 220 days ago
Very cool design sandman. Nice work!
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Bureaucrat
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posted 220 days ago
Sandman: Good job with this! I made a trundle bed but not a day bed design. It’s a lot harder than it looks and I had plans that I modified. When all is said and done, mine is meeting the need it was meant for. I had wanted to do a day bed/trundle but my wife thinks that at some point it may be moved away from the wall. Thanks for posting.
-- Gary, South Central Wisconsin. So much to learn, so little time!
ND2ELK
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posted 220 days ago
I think you did a very nice job on this piece, Good maching and finishing thru out. The only thing I would of done different is not used connector bolts to hold the arms on. Nothing wrong the way you did it but I would have built them into the ends.
God Bless
tom
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jockmike2
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posted 220 days ago
Very cool looking bed and a great idea.
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a1Jim
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posted 220 days ago
a nice looking bed . The bolts and screws are legitimate joinery but as you gain experience you’ll find other choices. Still a fine trundle bed
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
TheSandman
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posted 219 days ago
Thank you very much for your kind comments. I agree about the bolts and screws. I knew when building it that I would end up using fewer of them as I got better. But what a great position to be in! Looking at your own project and saying “I’ll do that differently next time”. I said that same kind of thing to my self when I was sanding every possible surface even though they won’t or can’t be seen. I knew I was being an overzealous beginner at the time and I enjoyed every minute of it! :-)
Thank you very much.
-David
-- David, Portland Oregon
MyFathersSon
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posted 191 days ago
”. . . and I enjoyed every minute of it! :-)”
After all—isn’t that kinda the whole point?
Well—maybe not the WHOLE point—you do want to end up with something functional and/or attractive
(BOTH of which you achieved here)
But hey—when it stops being fun—you might as well be working.
-- Those who insist it can't be done - should politely refrain from interrupting those who are doing it.
TheSandman
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posted 186 days ago
Thanks for the comment. I agree – it IS the point.
Our son has arrived, so it may be a bit before I get back out in the shop. :-)
Happy, Happy, Happy!
-David
-- David, Portland Oregon