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Here is a headboard I made for my wife. The post are solid Oak 4 ¾ x 4 ¾ x 7’ tall. Again money was tight so I used what I had. The headboard is actually a piece of ¾ ply with ¼ inch oak ply sliced up into 3 ½ inch wide pieces and glued together. I used the back side of the ¼ ply that had a lot of knots and I used a dremel tool to dig out the wood down into the ¾ ply under it to give the illusion of it being a solid board. The dental molding was made with a cheap dove tail jig screwed to a 2×6 pine board. I used a ¾ inch radius bit and kept sliding the board down until I had enough done. I then took it and the top board on the headboard and filled a little two man boat with water and soaked them clamped sandwiched in a board cut to the same radius. I would tighten the clamp slowly over two days I think, until it was done. I was new I didn’t have a clue about steamers. Anyway I stained it with red Mahogany and top coated with poly. I wish I never used the poly and sprayed with satin lacquer instead. Practically all the wood used for the moldings came from pallets and the posts were used wood also.
-- Kirk H. -- http://www.kjwoodworking.com
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MsDebbieP
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posted 765 days ago
(picture me wide-eyed and mouth open) yah.. that’s my response! Amazing
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Calgirl
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posted 765 days ago
Way to go, Kirk. You’re reclaim ingenuity is great. Nice job.
-- Forget the health food, I need all the preservatives I can get !
Buckskin
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posted 765 days ago
Beautiful.
TomFran
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”I wish I never used the poly and sprayed with satin lacquer instead.” – Kirk
When it comes to large furniture projects like this, lacquer works pretty well.
Nice work on this bed!
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
CharlieM1958
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posted 765 days ago
I admire somebody who really can turn a sow’s ear into a silk purse. Great job!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Dadoo
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posted 765 days ago
This is very inventive and professional work. Nice job! I’ll bet the wife is proud.
-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!
Jojo
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posted 765 days ago
Oustanding results, I’d never imagined the humble origins of the materials. You do a great job.
-- Jojo, shopless in Kyoto · http://www.japanese-woodworking-tools.com/ · http://twitter.com/japanesetools
mot
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posted 764 days ago
I like the fluting. This came out quite nice!
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)
Andy
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posted 671 days ago
Love color and the fact it is reclaimed.Well done.
-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon
rikkor
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posted 671 days ago
Very well done. I like the recycling efforts I see around here.
kjwoodworking
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posted 669 days ago
Thanks everyone for looking and the nice comments. I enjoy woodworking and especially with old used wood that looks more like it should be burned than used for a furniture project. It takes more time to get all the nails out and prep the old wood ofcourse, but it’s worth it when you see the final results.
-- Kirk H. -- http://www.kjwoodworking.com
Sleff
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posted 586 days ago
You don’t often see oak colored richly like this KJ, I’ve hated working with oak for years because of all the bland examples out there. Your dark rich finish is making me rethink all that old oak I have in the shop! Very nice thanks for the look!
-- -Sleff
Scott Bryan
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posted 585 days ago
Kirk,
This is a very nice project. It is just unbelivable that this was made in large part with recycled material. You are a talented woodworker to produce a project that is as gorgeous as this.
Thanks for the post.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.