| Project by FoggyGarage | posted 80 days ago | 604 views | 3 times favorited | 13 comments |  |
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This bed was my wedding present to my wife. It’s queen size, quarter-sawn white oak with wenge details and maple panels. The through-tenons are pinned with wenge.
This was made in 2004 and was the first completely original design I made for a large piece (It was inspired by a bed from a book, but I did not use a scaled drawing as I had done with previous pieces).
I would not have used Wenge again for the details! I made twice as many endcaps as you can see, and split or destroyed each one!
The posts are all 3/4 inch oak wrapped and glues around a poplar core. With my saw at the time, this was no small feat. The panels are this amazing quilted maple veneer I found on eBay for $100. I got 4 sheets that were 50”X 24”. Insane. I don’t have a press or a bad, so I applied tightbond-2 glue to both the veneer and the 1/4 panels, then let the glue dry. Then I ironed the veneer on. Worked like a charm.
This is also my first oil and wax finished piece; but I decided that I wanted more shine on the maple (OK. I was afraid of trying wax with them). So I used poly and I don’t like how then came out. They look a little plastic-y. But otherwise the whole thing turned out great, and I have not had to tighten it up in 5 years.
The back-sides of the headboard and footboard don’t look so great; I used wenge cleats and pinned in the panels, since they sit in a rabbet that follows the irregular shape of the field. If I could do it again, I would make the back-sides a regular shape so I could use a molding or maybe figure out a way to glue up the boards with the panels in place.
13 comments so far
woodworm
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posted 80 days ago
Very nice bed.
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Dalbergian
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posted 80 days ago
Very nice work,the more I see quilted Maple the more I like it,great deal on the Bay!!
I particularly like the knockdown mechanism,as old as the hills & almost as beautiful.
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huff
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posted 80 days ago
Interesting combination of woods. Every project I do, I find a couple things I would have done differently. That’s all part of the learning process…..and I hope I never stop learning. Another great project. Thankis for sharing.
-- John @ Myrtle Beach
jake
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posted 80 days ago
Very nice work and design. That is what will be an hierloom piece for sure. I really like the combination of woods, now that I see it I can appreciate the combination as I doubt if I would have had the imagination to put them together. Thanks for posting it, as it really helps others learn from each other.
jim1953
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posted 80 days ago
Great Lookin Bed
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dhg
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posted 80 days ago
I like this to. sweet.
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Blondewood
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posted 80 days ago
Fabulous job. Very creative! Love the combination of different species of wood. Doesn’t seem to matter what I make, a big book case or a tiny blow-dryer holder: as soon as I’m done the “shoulda done that differents” start. lol
Vicki
kolwdwrkr
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posted 80 days ago
beautiful material. Turned out great
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a1Jim
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posted 80 days ago
foggy This is a wonderful piece to add to your fantastic list of great projects.
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
Innovator
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posted 79 days ago
Foggy, it came out great.
Gotta love the wood combo.
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posted 79 days ago
Great looking bed! You did a beautiful job on this piece. Thanks for posting.
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tom
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posted 79 days ago
How clever. Give your new wife a bed as a wedding present. Then she will always go to bed with a smile.
-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!
DTWoodknot
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posted 78 days ago
Nice work Foggy, building a bed has been on my Honey do list for a while I have been trying to find a design that both me and the wife like, i can’t wait to show her yours!
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