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Here is a bed a built for my wife and myself last summer.
Although inspired my many other beds I found, I used my own design. Google sketchup was of great value in this. I was not only able to make the proportions look right, but to also make sure I accounted for the size of our mattress and the physical constraints. My goal was to make the bed compliment the two bedside tables that I had previously built (They can be seen in the picture). Those tables had a padauk top and a hard maple base. Ultimately I decided to build the bed out of maple and include little “plugs” out of padauk.
The bed is finished with lacquer. It was my first attempt to spray a finish on – and I’m happy with the results.
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9 comments so far
Karson
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posted 13 days ago
Ben a nice bed. still using the Padauk but in smaller sizes.
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Scott Bryan
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posted 13 days ago
Hi Ben,
This is a nice looking bed. You did well on the design and construction. I like the way you varied the width of the spindles as this adds a nice architectural element to the construction. I have one of these on my to-do list (along with a number of other requests from THE BOSS) so I may “borrow” some of your ideas since I happen to be a fan of this style of furniture.
Well done. And thanks for the post.
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Jarrod_Murphree
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posted 13 days ago
Nice looking bed…
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MVWOODWORKS
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posted 13 days ago
Very nice!! I like the contrast of woods. Thanks for sharing.
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Napaman
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posted 13 days ago
nice job…i like the curved posts…
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tenontim
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posted 13 days ago
Very nice lines on the entire set, Ben. Good choice of woods for a light, modern look. Thanks for the post.
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ChrisCook
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posted 13 days ago
I really like your design, it seems relaxing. Thanks for sharing it with us.
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griff
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posted 12 days ago
Like this suit, Very nice job thanks for sharing.
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TedM
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posted 12 days ago
Very nice. Clean, and the curves add a lot, especially the legs.
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