Asian Inspired Platform Bed

can’t wait to see what you come up with for the headboard! love it, keep up the good work =)

That’s a really nice design. Simple and elegant

I’d probably bang my shins on it 5 times a day though… :)

-- Steve -- University Heights, Ohio

Wow. Thats beautiful.

nice work ,
clean lines ,
very elegant !

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

Nice i like the style very much great work

-- cut it saw it scrap it

very nice indeed.

You may want to leave off the headboard as most asian beds are futons rolled on to the floor or on to a platform….I really love the asian style of simple lines and solid joinery….

Great finish….the results were worth the time for sure.

-- Woodworking.....My small slice of heaven!

Beautiful design and execution.
I especially love it when it has meaning as described in the inscription.
I wish we had more asian design on LJ.
Maybe you could start a trend!!
Ellen

-- Ellen on Cape Cod

Like adult Linclon Logs…....

Lovely now if I can get the wife to give up the old headboard set….....

I’ll show her this and maybe….

-- Measure once cut twice....oh wait....ooops.

WOW! sweet. Great job.

-- Dennis Zongker

I love it, but I also know I would be banging my ankles every so often.

I was confident that I wouldn’t bang my shins… I’m too conscience of my surroundings I said…. 15 minutes after I put it together….... bam! #$&$%#%#!!!!!! Oh well, it looked good on paper! hehe!

-- Robert Reznik - Albuquerque, NM - www.robertreznik.com

Wow, that is really striking. Great job.

great, it,s very cool

-- Héctor-----Me rio yo del de bricomania ( es un programa que dan en españa)

I love the looks of this. Ditto on the shins.

-- I always have tomorrow to stop procrastinating. WoodyWoodWrecker

wow. Beautiful and inspiring!

-- Chris

Really very beautiful bed. I like the foot shape.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Very nice

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

Great Lookin Bed

-- Jim, Kentucky

I remember seeing the original here, that inspired you. Yours is a beautiful interpretation. I’m with reggiek in thinking you might wanna go without the headboard. While I’d love to see what you come up with, I just don’t think it needs it.

-- I may not know a lot, but at least I know that I don't know.?.?. I think. http://chathampenworks.com/

Love it! I really like the minimum use of fasteners. I need to build platform bed for the spare room. I’m keeping this one in mind.

Adding that one to My Favorites.

-- Chunk

Shins be damned, favorited (and soon copied).

-- Urban logger, http://nelsonwoodworks.biz/

Stunning!

-- Gary, Florida

That’s a handsome bed….Bold with real meaning. Great design, great build and great fnish. Super job.

-- John @ Myrtle Beach

Wonderful,delightful ,charming , so nice

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

awesome use of design technique. Really compliments the aisan way. I love the joinery in the corners. Did you use any actual fasteners? It looks as though its wedged. I like that alot. I see the screws for the cross members but the actual corners is whats got my attention. Very simple and totally functional. Nice job I might be inspired to try that myself minus the lettering around the sides. Maybe I’ll do some english lettering on mine. Words from the woodshop…...Sh&(, Da$%&, Son of a^&, What the ($#, Why the ^%*( and the sorts…lol

Nice work

-- Woodshop supplies at bulk discounts. www.getneds.com

Well at least after you beat up your shins you have a nice place to rest.

-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!

lovely job very elegant!

-- shavins

A compliment to Asian building. Very nice use of construction techniques. Where on earth did you find wood that thick or is it glued up? I’m a fan of Nakashima, I think he would approve of this.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

The legs are laminated: 3 pieces of 8/4 glued up.

I posted the sketchup drawings I did of the joinery so everyone can see the actual technique that I used. It is really quite simple but also challenging at that scale to get everything to fit right.

Thanks again everyone for all the kind words!

-- Robert Reznik - Albuquerque, NM - www.robertreznik.com

Very nice I like the design and am inspired to make one of my own thank you.

-- David '65

That’s a great design and looks very well executed – good work.

-- Chelle http://artsgranddaughter.blogspot.com

Really nice touches. I’m very impressed. The joinery is top notch (no pun intended). I would really like to know how you did the kanji.

I’m also a little confused about the side rails. Is that a second board attached to the main side rail or a rabbet? It hardly seems necessary structurally. Was it just for aesthetic reasons? It’s a nice touch.

-- Disappointment is an empty box full of expectation.

Great looking bed,

May I ask the dimentions of the slats and how you fasterned them to the bed?

Many thanks

-- Keep your tools sharp, your mind sharper and the coffee hot

Your bed turned out like some of the great looking cutting boards where it is an art piece and doesn’t seem right to use. It has to be a bit relaxing at night to see it after our usual hectic days.

Steve.

@ jsheaney: The little wood strip that runs across the top of the side rails is just for aesthetics, it is actually bevels downwards to mimic the slope and bevel of the corners. It is just attached to the side using a few biscuits and glue.
The Kanji was carved with just a chip carving knife, a bottle of scotch and a long weekend. My drunking kanji Blog post

@ Yettiman: The slats are about 3/4” thick, 3” wide and 60” long (it is a Queen size bed) and aren’t actually fastened per say to the bed at all. Along each side rail is a 1” x 3” strip of poplar that I put 3/8” diam. pegs evenly spaced out, 12 per side. The pegs only stick up about 3/4”...which is the height of the slats. In the ends of the slats I routed out a “U” shape in the center to receive the pegs, so the slats can’t move out of place, but can still be easily removed or replaced as necessary. Here is a sketch for you …

-- Robert Reznik - Albuquerque, NM - www.robertreznik.com

See-all the best projects get the big views…excellent!

-- Cedrus of British Columbia

Missed this one.Great design!!!!

-- Scott NM,http://www.shangrilawoodworks.com

pls noted that there’re Chinese characters,not Japanese kanji characters, there’re very different!!!!!!!!!

It is indeed not Japanese, it’s Chinese (I live in China and I asked by coworker to have a look at it). The meaning of the words is about the same (honour, courage, benevolence, respect etc. (not particularly in that order)). It’s a bit difficult to make an exact translation of each word (If you want to know more about it, let me know).

It’s absolutely great piece of work, very nice indeed.

By the way, also a great finish, especially since you used Tung oil (which comes from China…)

-- Before they invented drawing boards, what did they go back to?

Beautiful bed Robert! I love the leg joints and finish is perfect as welll as the carvings.

-- Brad, Oregon- Wood, it's what's for dinner.