SLEIGH BED

How did you make the curved portion of the footboard? The part that makes it a “sleigh” bed. I have someone interested in this style of bed but I haven’t been able to figure out how to bend the top of the footboard. Did you use scarf joints to bend the wood and then veneer it? Is it cut from a single piece of stock and then shaped by removing material? Please provide a little more detail.

BTW, it looks beautiful. Based on your other projects you have been doing this for a while. Do you happen to be a professional woodworker?

-- Owen Johnson - aka IowaWoodcrafter

Wow Pops, you really do some great work. This is just beautiful. Great design and terrific craftsmanship as always. Thanks for sharing this with us.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

Great Job Pops. A beautiful bed. The grain structure looks great.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Exceptional!!

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

That is a very nice bed.Always wanted to makea sleigh bed especially now.Good job!!!

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

Wow! I’ve never liked them…until now. My God Daughters father wants us to build one in the shop. This one is awesome! Thanks for posting this!

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

BRAVO MISTRO!!! BLKCHERRY PS GO BUCKEYES!!!

Beautiful, I’ve always loved the looks/lines of a sleigh bed.
Are all of the drawers under the bed functional?

Great looking bed. That cherry really pops.

Geaux Tigers!!! Those Buckeyes are going to be tasty :-))

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

Wow! Pops that is one beautiful bed you created, Such detail!
Projects like this is the reason I don’t let my wife visit this site.

-- Illegitimis nil carborundum - Don't let the bastards grind you down http://woodworkingtipsfrompop.com

Oy Vay Pops. Appropriate name you have, cuz my eyes just “Popped” looking at this. SWMBO has a bed on her Honey-do list for me. If she sees this I am sunk. Did you design this as well or work from a plans source Pops? Magnificent work.

Cheers
Mike

Wow, awesome bed. I’ve always liked this style. Very classy.

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

Wow, My new Wife and were pleased with this project. It’s like Christmas again with your reaction to it. It’s a great feeling to to have your peers as pleased with your work as you are. Thank you all for your comments. I’m not the most computer literate person, so bear with me and I will try to answer your questions. This project was a build as I went project, no plans just big ideas. The foot and head curved rails: were three 3/4” pieces of stock glued and milled to 2 1/2” square, I rounded three corners, cut 1” out of the fourth corner opening the angle to 15 degrees on each side, the top piece of the 2 1/2 block and three pieces that made the curve were cut from the same stock so grain matched. I cut the three pieces for the curve 1 3/4” wide with 15 degree angles on each side, splined and glued them together to form an arch. Cut the back side curve relief at the table saw using a cove jig I made, went to the joiner and shaved down the glued outside corner of the arch to rough form and then sanded it round, then glued the two pieces together and sanded more. Yes, all the drawer are fulled functional. Sorry, some of you don’t share all the beautiful projects at LJ with your wife’s. All the comments from you, my peers makes me proud to be part of this site.I’m very happy to share and enjoy all the hard work and craftsman this site shows. So, Thank you all again for you comments.
Oh, I not by any means a professional woodworker, self taught with average skill and big dreams. Taught out of need, divorced left everything to my EX and started from scratch, When I started with furniture 12 years ago, I had just bought a fire damaged house with a 24’ x 32’ garage. I had tools and no furniture, so desire took over.

-- Marty Ohio

Looks like a very fine bed you’ve made there Marty.

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

Beautiful work Marty!

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“Average”!!!!You sell you self short bigpops0259 .I do this for a living and I’m a little intiminated about trying a sleigh bed like this.Again great job.

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

Great job!

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

Absolutely fantastic. My daughter and wife asked me to make one and I just laughed. Seeing your work convinced me that I have a long way to go. Beautiful.

-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.

Most impressive.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3

This has got to be one of the most impressive posts of the year, and with no plans. I have never been a big fan of sleigh beds but your work has me rethinking that opinion. Very nice work, can’t wait to see the finished night stands and chest of drawers.

I had to go back and check your site, the matching armoire is also very nice. Worth a a look all if you have seen it.

-- DocK, WV

I will agree that I am overly impressed and jealous of your talent. Wow….that bed is one of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen. I’m in awe

-- Ben....Georgia

beautiful bed, obviously well made and designed. Kudos. mike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

Wow, super impressive project. Congratulations on a fine work of art.

-- Bob A in NJ

Very impressive your attention to detail is what sets it apart. Keep up the fine work.

-- Billp

This is fantastic work. I disagree with your statement about “average skills”. This is as fine an example of craftmanship as I have seen. Skills like this reflect positively on all of us involved in this forum. Keep the postings coming!!!!!!!!!

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

You are a definate master of the craft! All the people before me has pretty much summed it up, exceptional, bravo, fantastic, impressive and WOW!

Tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

This is beautiful!! where did you get the plan?! I’ve been trying to find one for a while!

-- “If God dwells inside us like some people say, I sure hope He likes enchiladas, because that's what He's getting” - Jack Handey

Sweet!!! Very nice craftsmanship.

-- Dennis Zongker