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The Ghost Bed

Project by SawDustnSplinters posted 667 days ago 792 views 3 times favorited 19 comments Add to Favorites Watch
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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


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Dave

26 posts in 675 days


posted 667 days ago

Nice. Looks real country-like. One thought, does it come apart ?
Good Job !

-- You gotta laugh a little...

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CharlieM1958

7666 posts in 1115 days


posted 667 days ago

I like this a lot.

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

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anthony

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posted 667 days ago

very nice job

-- anthony pelton

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Scott Bryan

20733 posts in 719 days


posted 667 days ago

This is a very nice job. What kind of finish did you put on it?

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

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SawDustnSplinters

219 posts in 678 days


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

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MsDebbieP

14162 posts in 1057 days


posted 667 days ago

the ghost bed—I’d never be able to sleep!!

it’s very unique. Love the rustic look.

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

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Grumpy

14932 posts in 748 days


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

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mrtrim

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posted 667 days ago

wow very cool bed frank well done

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hap

230 posts in 685 days


posted 667 days ago

very cool

-- hap, gunbarrel city tx.

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Dana

73 posts in 667 days


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

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SawDustnSplinters

219 posts in 678 days


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.

Judge Roy Bean, Courts in session

-- Frank, Little River/Academy, Texas , http://www.allthingsrustix.com

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motthunter

2079 posts in 696 days


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

-- making sawdust....

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cajunpen

5968 posts in 962 days


posted 666 days ago

That is one sturdy looking bed! I just love that rustic furniture.

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

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Dana

73 posts in 667 days


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

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Dana

73 posts in 667 days


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

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TechGuy

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posted 665 days ago

This Bed is awesome!! It is very unique. Definately caught my attention.

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DAN

6454 posts in 880 days


posted 665 days ago

nice bed !

post a photo with everything together ,, mattrices, pillows, blankets etc !

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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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.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

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mmh

1385 posts in 619 days


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!

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

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