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This is my most recent project that I have made out of white ash. The plan came from Woodsmith Magazine and the only changes were to eliminate the cove edging on the headboard and footboard sub-cap and to replace a 1/4” roundover of the top plates with a light sanding/softening of the edges with my palm sander. I built the full size version since it replaces the full size bed in our guest room and I didn’t want to have to buy a new box springs and mattress set. I finished it with two coats of Minwax “Cherry” stain and two coats of Minwax Satin Polyurethane finish.
-- Bobthebuilderinmichigan
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Mojo1
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#1 posted 788 days ago
very nice, my next project is building something similar!
NormAjr
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#2 posted 788 days ago
Beautiful. The grain pattern on the headboard piece was a great selection, very nicely done.
hickeymad
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#3 posted 788 days ago
Looks solid!
Beginningwoodworker
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#4 posted 788 days ago
Beautiful bed.
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superstretch
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#5 posted 788 days ago
Wow… stunning bed!
-- Dan, Rochester, NY
Grandpa
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#6 posted 788 days ago
Great job on this project!
signalhead
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#7 posted 788 days ago
Love the pattern on the headboard. Beautiful work…
MasterSergeant
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#8 posted 788 days ago
Very nice!
-- Kelly, woodworker under construction
Gerry
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#9 posted 788 days ago
Great Job! Did you cut all the mortises by hald, or did you bite the bullet and get a mortising machine?
-- -Gerry, Hereford, AZ ” A really good woodworker knows how the hide his / her mistakes.”
bobthebuilderinmichigan
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#10 posted 788 days ago
Gerry, I did use a mortising machine for the mortises on the posts, however the mortises for the slats were made by routing a 2” wide dados on matching pieces of wood and then glueing them together to form the “mortise”. Even so, it was time comsuming!
-- Bobthebuilderinmichigan
Woodenwizard
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#11 posted 787 days ago
WOW! Nice job. I have made a couple of similar beds so understand the work that went into your project.
-- John, Colorado's (Wooden Wizard)
Ken90712
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#12 posted 787 days ago
Very nice! Nice and comfy!
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
saddletramp
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#13 posted 787 days ago
Beautiful!! Make mine a kingsize please.
-- ♫♪♪♫♫ Saddletramp, saddletramp, I'm as free as the breeze and I ride where I please, saddletramp ♪♪♪♫♪ ...... Bob W....NW Michigan (Traverse City area)
Vern Little
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#14 posted 787 days ago
Good job, and great looking bed. Which volume and what number was the plan in? I have one to make myself and I like yours better that the mission plan I have.
-- Earth first, we'll drill the rest of the planets later. Vern
spike
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#15 posted 783 days ago
Gorgeous…very nice selection of wood and placement. Just gorgeous!
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