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This is the first piece of furniture that I have made, since high school. I made the toddler bed for my two year old son. The wood is walnut and the finish is 3 or 4 coats of a simple wipe-on poly.
I made this bed, while we still lived in Cincinnati, OH. This bed was made while I was taking a woodworking course at the local tech school, Great Oaks through their “Adult and Continuing Education” program. It was a great class and the instructor was very helpful. I would recommend this class to anyone in the greater Cincinnati area who doesn’t have access to a shop or anyone who is new to woodworking or needs a refresher course.
-- - Jim, Carroll, OH
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GaryK
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#1 posted 1906 days ago
Looks great! I like the finish.
-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX
trifern
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#2 posted 1906 days ago
Nice looking bed. Your son will be proud for many years to come.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
ND2ELK
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#3 posted 1906 days ago
From the looks of this bed you better keep doing wood working. You made a beautiful bed for your boy. I made a bedroom set for my daughter 16 years ago and now one of her kids uses it today.
Tom
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griff
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#4 posted 1906 days ago
Great looking bed jimp
-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none
cajunpen
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#5 posted 1906 days ago
Really nice. The finish is nice, the bed is sturdy looking – should be around for quite some time.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
Grant Davis
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#6 posted 1906 days ago
Very nice, I bet you have a happy toddler.
-- Grant...."GO BUCKEYES"
Scott Bryan
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#7 posted 1906 days ago
Jimp,
This is a very nice bed and it looks very well built. I am sure that its construction should survive all the abuse a two year old can throw at it. Walnut is such a beautiful wood with which to work. Your finish looks good.
Thanks for sharing.
-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine
Grumpy
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#8 posted 1906 days ago
Jim, I am about to start on one for me grandaughter, the design is almost identical. Nice job on the construction.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
Patrick Jaromin
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#9 posted 1906 days ago
Looks great, Jim. My first thought, however, was about my 2-year old who’s still happily in her crib. ..and how much longer I have to work on finishing my shop before I have to build her something similar.
My second thought was how it’s gonna feel to see it covered with stickers like I did to my childhood bed! :)
I really like the walnut. Thanks for sharing!
-- Patrick, Chicago, IL http://www.TenonAndSpline.com/blog
rikkor
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#10 posted 1905 days ago
Good job. That is a fine looking bed a kid (and a builder) can be proud of.
Robb
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#11 posted 1905 days ago
Very nice toddler bed! I’m gonna have to build one of those pretty soon!
-- Robb
ND2ELK
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#12 posted 1871 days ago
Nice looking bed. You did a great job on it. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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jeanmarc
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#13 posted 1793 days ago
Nice looking bed.
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Napaman
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#14 posted 1793 days ago
that is one nice bed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-- Matt--Proud LJ since 2007
jimp
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#15 posted 1792 days ago
I would like to thank everyone for their cared words. So far, the bed is holding up well to our 2 year old and he hasn’t covered it with stickers!!!
-- - Jim, Carroll, OH
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