A basic headboard

it looks sweet to me what’s so basic I would use it no probs well done Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

Looks like it will do the job. What kind of hardware did you use to connect to the mattress frame or does it just bolt on?

Oak always presents a problem of the visual affect a flat sawn grain has on the finished product and a dark stain only accentuates the situation. I think you could have been more aware of this when you picked and installed the wide panels to avoid the mismatch you ended with. It is often difficult to do with veneered pieces like this. Flat sawn panels with clean straight grain are available but often at twice the price. Sometimes you can sort through the stack to find a grain pattern that best suits the project. It may seem fussy but it makes a difference and you will be looking at that head board for a long time….. Well maybe not, as I tell my wife about colored bed sheets, “I can’s see them in the dark”. (-;

-- Les B, Oregon

Les, the frame is indeed simply bolted onto the headboard, nothing fancy there. As for matching the panels, I would have liked a more straight grain, but I used what I had on hand at the time and despite the mismatch I’m happy with it. Every project is a learning experience….

-- Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur

Sorry I don’t speak latin so it is not “profound” to me just ancient. Not knowing everyone’s experience in wood working I just try to provide some insight and points of experience. Glad you are happy with your work.

-- Les B, Oregon

A good job

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon