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Gun Storage Bed

Project by Chris Davis posted 561 days ago 1303 views 2 times favorited 19 comments Add to Favorites Watch

This is a custom bed that was built for a customer. It is in pine with a rustic finish. It was a style that I built previously, but the customer wanted to add a gun drawer. I raised the height a little and made a cutout for a drawer to slide in. Built a drawer from ½” birch and attached some casters to the bottom. Inside the drawer I built a row of supports to hold the guns in an upright position.

I’ve built several beds that used similar iron and at first had them hand forged, but the prices got too high. Now I buy my iron form King Architectural Metals. I just now have to build around their sizes.

The rustic finish was a light color stain and then a dark pigmented wax.

Other uses I’ve found for the iron
bed sleigh sleigh 2
Spanish Rose
Armoire

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19 comments so far

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GaryK

9496 posts in 866 days


posted 561 days ago

Great job! I like the gun drawer.

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

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sjdickey

64 posts in 676 days


posted 561 days ago

Very nice. The gun drawer was a great idea.

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Joey

259 posts in 693 days


posted 561 days ago

I love the idea of using the iron with wood. It really adds something new to it. The gun storage is great, from the pics it looks seamless

-- Joey, Magee, Ms http://woodnwaresms.com

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Bob Babcock

1808 posts in 964 days


posted 561 days ago

Can you say handy personal protection? Nice job.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

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Scott Bryan

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posted 561 days ago

Hi Chris,

This is a nice bedroom suite and I can honestly say I have never seen a gun drawer incorporated into a bed before. Very unusual and interesting design. The iron does add a nice detail to the bed.

Well done.

-- 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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Damian Penney

1022 posts in 869 days


posted 561 days ago

The bed with the gun drawer looks like it has a face and is pulling tongues :)

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

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ND2ELK

6065 posts in 652 days


posted 561 days ago

Hi Chris

Great looking bedroom sets! Love the gun drawer idea and metal pieces used in your designs.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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Mark D.

116 posts in 646 days


posted 561 days ago

Another great idea… Chris, your shop definitely produces some quality pieces…

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thetimberkid

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posted 561 days ago

Nice job!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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FlWoodRat

575 posts in 787 days


posted 561 days ago

Like the rustic look but I’m not sure I would want a gun in my bedroom. After 31 yrs of marriage, it doesnt take a lot to really aggrivate the LOML. LOL. Have a great day.

-- I love the smell of sawdust in the morning....

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Chris Davis

549 posts in 860 days


posted 561 days ago

FlWoodRat, you got a point.

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Scott

57 posts in 739 days


posted 561 days ago

Hello Chris

Great work. I really like the bed. I has been looking for a way to store my gun. I am not one that like to display them. I was going to build a hidden gun case in a built in wall unit but I could not take it with me if I move. I think a gun bed is in my future.

-- Scott, Kentucky ----- "Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry" Mark Twain

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MsDebbieP

14090 posts in 1039 days


posted 560 days ago

well just look at that.. brilliant!!
Love the furniture, simply gorgeous. The storage is brilliant.

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

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DAN

6396 posts in 861 days


posted 557 days ago

cool design and big thanks for the iron link@@. I been using steel forged rivets as a construction detail on some of my projects.

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

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John

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posted 557 days ago

The finish on the bedroom suite is the best I have seen on pine. I think pine is under rated and your work is a very good argument that it should be used a lot more. Thanks for sharing that project. I have been trying to decide what wood to use on a cabinet project and with that finish I think pine is the answer. Can you tell I really like the finish….almost forgot about what it is on, which is also a beautiful job.

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Hersh328

39 posts in 301 days


posted 294 days ago

I looked at this project a few months ago before I joined this group and I loved it! Unfortunately my wife doesn’t like footboards, or I’d think seriously about building this one.

Is there any kind of a locking system for the gun drawer?

Very nice work.

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Chris Davis

549 posts in 860 days


posted 294 days ago

Hersh328, That is cool you should build it will a low footboard or even hidden in a drawer style pedestal.

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SCOTSMAN

2226 posts in 463 days


posted 294 days ago

A Gun in a bed thats anew one looks odd to us Scotsmen who don’t have guns LOL the furniture is well made and looks good/great what can I say well done Alistair

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jim1953

1561 posts in 720 days


posted 294 days ago

Great Lookin Bed I Like The Gun Drawer

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