Walnut Bed

Very nice Brian. I like the style. That is a beautiful piece. Thanks for posting it.

-- Martin, Kansas

Man,

I am a huge fan of walnut and that grain on that walnut is beautiful. Tung oil is my favorite finish for walnut because it just makes it come alive. Your work is equally as beautiful.

-- Brian, Folsom, CA http://www.brianfullerdesigns.com

Very well done. I have never seen this in walnut. I like.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Nothing wrong woth posting older projects

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Very nice

-- jeanmarc manosque france

That’s great. Glad you posted it.

Nice simple and sturdy looking. Doesn’t matter when you built it. Looks great.

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

Looks great!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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Sure beats the “college feel”. Walnut is my favorite wood – your project is a beautiful use of the wood.

-- You can't get a hug from Facebook.

Nice looking bed. Welcome to grad school. Thank you for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

A beautiful piece and the walnut is gorgeous.

-- Andy Stark

Looks good. I love Arts & Crafts pieces, and I like them even more when built with walnut, cherry, maple, etc…

Your bed looks great. You got skills…

-JM

-- Jarrod, Taos, NM http://jzmurphree.wordpress.com/

Brian, nice bed! My wife is talking about refinishing our current bed, but I like this one: I may have to make one for her instead.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

Thanks everyone! :)

-- Brian http://www.garagewoodworks.com

I have been looking forward to your next project post and HERE IT IS!

My patience has been rewarded. This is a great project. Nice design and execution.

You have great taste and do great work.

Thanks for sharing.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

Very nice work Brian! What wood species was it?

-- Chris

Great looking bed. You did a beautiful job on it. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Todd, Thanks for the huge complement!

Thanks Chris, the wood species of my “Walnut Bed” was walnut :^)

Thanks Tom!

-- Brian http://www.garagewoodworks.com

Good stuff! Gorgeous outcome. Really looks great!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Thank you Dorje! It sure beats the mattress on the floor. :^)

-- Brian http://www.garagewoodworks.com

Brian,
That is a beautiful piece. You said you used Minwax Tung Oil Finish and that this is an older project? Have you had any problems with the finish? I used it on my night stand that I built in January of this year, made of walnut and cherry. After being in use for awhile now, I am not really happy with it. Some of the sheen seems to have worn and a couple of light/discolored spots have appeared. It was the first time I used it. I am thinking that maybe since it was during the winter I didn’t have the temp up high enough in my shop and it didn’t cure right. Or maybe I should have put on a couple of more coats. I love the feel of it though, it is almost silky to the touch. Would you or have you used this finish on any other projects?

Thanks
Dave

I love the look of this bed.
I really like the look of walnut and I found that it’s great to work with.
thanks for taking the time to post this “old” project!

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Dave,

Thanks for the compliment! I haven’t had any problems with the finish, but I do think it could use another coat. The finish may have gotten a little dull over time, but this might be common with oil finishes.?.
I have used this on a few other pieces as well. No complaints.

Darryl,
The walnut choice for the bed was actually my wife’s idea, so I can’t take credit for that :)
Thank you for the compliment!

-- Brian http://www.garagewoodworks.com

Tung oil is a great finish but needs to be reapplied periodically. To prevent this I have actually used tung oil to pop the grain of the wood usually at least two coats. Then wait a few days for it to dry and then proceed with either a coat of wipe on poly or lacquer. I now have used this technique on several projects that I have posted here on LJ and I really like the results. I believe I read this technique in Jeff Jewitt’s Great Wood Finishes. Just a thought.

-- Brian, Folsom, CA http://www.brianfullerdesigns.com

Brian,

Nice tip! I recently purchased Jeff Jewitt’s Complete Illustrated Guide to Finishing , but I haven’t had a chance to read much of it yet.

Thanks!

-- Brian http://www.garagewoodworks.com

Thats a Beautiful Bed.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

I have the same bed, but I bought mine. I knew that I couldn’t get the right results, so I bailed on the project. Funny thing is that the cost of the wood+the cost of the hardware was almost the cost of the bed! I got a great deal because I bought 3 other pieces with it.

BTW- I like your bed better than mine. The walnut is stunning.

-- Steven

looking beautiful i am just off to an inferior bought version.well done you deserve praise indeed Alistair

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