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This is a King-Size bed we just finished for a friend of mine. We used arched 2” thick Mountain Cedar/Juniper slabs sunk into 2” mortises in the posts. We call it the Ghost Bed because my 7 year old son noticed that if you look at it close enough you can see lots of spooky eyes staring back at you :) hehe
-- Frank, Little River/Academy, Texas , http://www.allthingsrustix.com





























19 comments so far
Dave
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posted 667 days ago
Nice. Looks real country-like. One thought, does it come apart ?
Good Job !
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CharlieM1958
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posted 667 days ago
I like this a lot.
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anthony
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posted 667 days ago
very nice job
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Scott Bryan
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posted 667 days ago
This is a very nice job. What kind of finish did you put on it?
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SawDustnSplinters
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posted 667 days ago
Thanx everyone….
Dave: Yes it is designed to bolt the siderails to the posts with 5-6 inch lag screws from the opposing side of the posts with the heads countersunk and plugged with a 7/8” wood plug to hide the hardware.
Bryan: We used Cabot’s Australian Timber Oil which is a combination of Linseed Oil and Tung Oil. The Cabot’s darkened it up which is what we wanted in this particular application.
-- Frank, Little River/Academy, Texas , http://www.allthingsrustix.com
MsDebbieP
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posted 667 days ago
the ghost bed—I’d never be able to sleep!!
it’s very unique. Love the rustic look.
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Grumpy
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posted 667 days ago
I hope its Casper the friendly ghost. Thats a very interesting piece. Nice job.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
mrtrim
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posted 667 days ago
wow very cool bed frank well done
hap
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posted 667 days ago
very cool
-- hap, gunbarrel city tx.
Dana
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posted 667 days ago
Very beautiful bed ! Your friend is going to love it no doubt! I can visualize a bed like this in a beautiful log cabin in the mountains :)
-- Dana,Texas
SawDustnSplinters
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posted 667 days ago
Thanx Dana….I am thinkin Montana :) This is going to a lakeside house on Lake Belton, Texas….My friend and I were kicking an idea around about woodburning a picture of Judge Roy Bean’s Saloon on the headboard? I do not have the woodburning skill for that but I thought you might and if your interested send me a quote and I will pass it by him.
-- Frank, Little River/Academy, Texas , http://www.allthingsrustix.com
motthunter
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posted 667 days ago
really cool. Congrats on a job well done. Not too many beds like this for sale at the local furniture store
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cajunpen
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posted 666 days ago
That is one sturdy looking bed! I just love that rustic furniture.
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Dana
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posted 665 days ago
That will work sawdust,.... I will need some measurements of the piece of wood that I would be working on and probably a picture of what to be woodburned so I can look at it. Let me know :)
-- Dana,Texas
Dana
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posted 665 days ago
I just saw the picture but still need the size in which they want the woodburning to be and if it would just be the building or what :) Get back with me and I will see if I believe it can be done. :)
-- Dana,Texas
TechGuy
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posted 665 days ago
This Bed is awesome!! It is very unique. Definately caught my attention.
DAN
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posted 665 days ago
nice bed !
post a photo with everything together ,, mattrices, pillows, blankets etc !
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scottb
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posted 662 days ago
cool bed! good thing it’s not for your son. I wouldn’t want to sleep in such a spooky piece if I were him.
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mmh
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posted 382 days ago
WOW! I really like the style of this rustic bed. It’s the most unusual one I’ve seen of it’s kind. Keep up the good work!
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