Wedding Bed

Oh, boy. I get to be the first to comment. To upstage Victor Borge (“The Great Dane”), that bed is just three twoderful. I am particularly impressed by the finish—it’s my weakest point, so I probably get more out of a blow-by-blow description of that than the joinery. Not that I object to that, either. I have not had great success with water-based polyurethane, although I have a sneaking suspicion it may be due to the fact that my skin is extremely acid, and the water-based product gets gummy on the arms of the chairs on which I used it, and nowhere else. This might also explain why the covers of my music and cook books seem to dissolve when those of others are still in good shape. Maybe I’m a new Superhero: “Acidman.”

-- Hibernicvs

That is a beautiful headboard! After you get done “practicing” on this one, the one you make for you and your wife should be even better!

Great job.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

Great job on the fit and finish!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

That is one nice present. I’ll bet they’ll be happy with it.

-- Thos. Angle

The craftsmanship looks really crisp. The style can’t be denied. Hope they like it? Are you kidding me? They will love it!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

A great Looking Bed. I’m sure that your will also be just as nice or better.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

That is one good looking bed set. I can’t wait to see it in place with the mattress and bed clothes on it. I think that you should set yourself up in the room and grab a picture of the newlyweds when they first see the bed – bet the looks on their faces will be priceless.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

I love it! – is there a little crown to the top? – (looks like it in the photo’s) Great Job!

-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe

No crown, that must be an optical illusion, or could be the fact that I dropped the camera right before taking the photos. I did break something on the camera because now I have to use tape to keep the battery cover closed. The camera strap caught on the jointer bed as I was picking it up. I didn’t realize it until the camera was yanked out of my hand. Guess it’s time for a better camera. ;)

-- Owen Johnson - aka IowaWoodcrafter

There is some fancy photographic term like “aspherical distortion” to describe what is going on in the photo. I can’t remember for sure….I have too many hobbies. ;-)

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Nice job, my wife likes it to.

-- bryano

Great looking headboard and footboard. The finish turned out nice.

-- Greg Mitchell--Lowell, AR--gdamitchell@sbcglobal.net

Congrats to the new couple and parents of the groom (and bride of course)

And to the bed designers/builders!
Well done.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

For those that are interested here is a picture with the bed assembled and bedding installed. Go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/13093321@N05/ if you want to see bigger versions of the images.

-- Owen Johnson - aka IowaWoodcrafter

Nice bed. I like the finish. It looks to be made from the same patter as the one I did, http://lumberjocks.com/projects/174 I think from either Wood or Woodsmith Mag. I can’t recall with out looking. Am I correct?

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

Yes, it does appear to be the exact same design. How did you finish yours?

-- Owen Johnson - aka IowaWoodcrafter

Ah, that looks just awesome! I love this style! I have to build a bed for my God daughter and am trying to talk her Dad into a piece like this.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Iowa,

The bed looks great. I like the dark color.

John

-- The answer to life, the universe and everything is .........42!

Boy, that came out nice.

Your Son and Daughter-in-Law are very fortunate to received such a wonderful gift of love. I hope that the hours spent by you on this bed are felt as an expression of your love for them and a blessing to their marriage!

-- John from Jackson, Michigan

Hi Homeboy

If this is any indication of a master craftsman, you ARE one. I have designed and built alot of Mission furniture when working for Iowa Prison Industries. In fact we had a whole line besides custom pieces. Now that I am retired I dont know what they show on their web sight any more. Go to ND2ELK and you can see the kind of things I like to build.

I really love your dog! I had a Golden and they are great dogs. We are not that far apart from each other. Perhapes we can get together sometime for a cup of coffee and talk woodworking.

Nice Talking!

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

I think the bed did it’s job. I am now making them a crib for my first grandson. ;) The little one is due in less than a month.

-- Owen Johnson - aka IowaWoodcrafter