Redwood Headboard

That is quite a slab of redwood. Looks very nice

-- Maplewood, MN

nice and bet it was fun to work with.

I always feel a certain sense of guilt when working with redwood?

Lovely bed!

-- http://www.furnituremann.ca/

Nice. i like the simple carving.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

That is one nice chunck of wood!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

I understand the ‘guilt’ feeling. I found a dealer in California that only cuts from fallen trees or ones that the state has cut for road expansion in the park system. He also cuts reclaimed and old growth redwood as well as cedar, pine, etc.. It is pricey (the slab I used was $450!) but it is a pleasure to work with.

-- The name is "Splinter"... I'm the son-of-a-son-of-a-carpenter

What wonderful gift. Great work!

-- Chris

Beautiful, great piece.

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

oh how wonderful. The design is awesome. well done

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Wow, that’s awesome.

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

Beautiful piece of wood Mick. Nice job.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

I really like the “ripples”. Very nice work.

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

I love everything about this headboard. The “ripples” are a very nice touch.

-- John

A great “original” piece!

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

I love this. When you did the rings did you start at the outside (deeper rings)?

What is the finish?

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Great looking bed and what a hunk of Redwood. I’ve worked with quite a bit of Old Growth Redwood and the one thing that I can say about it is that it is on the light (weight wise) side. A piece of Oak or Walnut that size would have required a group of people to move :-)). It looks great though – good job.

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

Great looking headboard!

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

I built templates for the rings. No particular reason but I started with the inside rings. They’re actually raised off the surface just like real water ripples. To do that I had to lower the entire rest of the surface of the wood, ‘exposing’ the rings. The space outside the rings, between the rings and in the center with the tree are all the same level. The rings are raised. The finish is just lemon oil furniture cream. I didn’t want to completely seal the wood.

-- The name is "Splinter"... I'm the son-of-a-son-of-a-carpenter

Nice looking headboard Mick.

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.