Bed progress

[Stoutman]

Check out my king bed progress. This is by far my most difficult project. It looks like it would be quite easy, just a bunch of rails and slats, but she is deceiving! I am 3-weeks in and all I need to do is sand and install the ledger and mattress support slats.

Look at the Ellis bed and tell me how close you think I got. I think I nailed it other than the inlay on the slats.

I will post again after I finish.

Thanks for looking!

[Edwin Pawlowski]

[Stoutman]

Thank you Edwin. I forgot to mention that I still need to install the corbels. They are already made, just need to be glued on.

Thanks!

[Andy]

far in 3 weeks - is that full time, or a spare-time-project? I made a mission style bed that was only slightly more complicated than that one, and it took me almost 9 months (of spare time) from start to finish, and I was following a pre-made plan pretty closely

That was my first major project, though - the more recent rocking chair came together in about 3 months. Recently I've just kind of been "puttering" around the shop - made a picture frame, a router bit holder, an air cleaner, a little box, etc., so I'm really looking forward to starting another "real" project. Good work anyway - keep it up! Andy

[Jimmy]

[Stoutman]

[Stoutman]

Thank you!

I work on it most of the day on the weekend and a few hours here and there during the week in the evening.

That is a cool design. It looks a lot like this guys:

thought about doing that design also, but I saw the Harvey Ellis bed in person at Stickley and fell in love with it I pulled a Norm and measured it up (and converted to King)!

Thank you.

[Mark & Juanita]

the headboard on mine)

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[Stoutman]

Thanks! You are working on another bed? I still remember your "captain's bed", that was an awesome project.

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[Stoutman]

[Mark & Juanita]

Was? That's *still* the project. I have the base and footboard done -- I'm working the headboard. Probably about 40% complete thus far on the headboard.

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[Dave Jackson]

Lookin good man! Howya gonna finish it? --dave

[Brian]

Stoutman, VERY nice work. I like the grain orientation that you used for the slats on the head/footboards. It looks very nice indeed.

[Leon]

Very nice Stouteman. Walnut?

How did you cut the taper on the head board and foot board vertical slats? ;~)

[Stoutman]

Thank you. The walnut was the wife's idea.

I actually used the table saw for that, not the bandsaw. ;)

[Stoutman]

Thank you.

[Stoutman]

Thank you. I'm thinking about using minwax's wipe-on Tung-oil finish.

[Morris Dovey]

Stoutman wrote: | |

far so good! I'm eager to see the finished piece.

-- Morris Dovey DeSoto Solar DeSoto, Iowa USA

[Swingman]

Looking good!

Had to get my Leigh dovetail jig 72" off the ground to do the ends of a long case a couple of weeks back and recognized the aerial act.

Ya gotta do what you gotta do. ;)

[Stoutman]

Thank you!

It was a little intimidating at first, but I got use to it quick.