Search results

Hi all, I have posted about this bed several times snd many thanks for all your comments and help, it is now complete and I'm really happy with how it's come out. Just as a brief description, I got left 1k fromm Granny and Grsndsd when they passed on a couple of years ago, and have been...

What is BLO? Can't think?

@Cabinetman any suggestions on finishes to bring the best out of this?

Ah, sorry Yes, it's a router jig to cut loose tenons, just made it out of perspex so I could see what I was doing better.

You've got me, not sure what you mean?

The window? Do you mean the panels in the headboard snd footboard? If so, they are going to be filled with leather panels, with foam in, my wife is just making them just now, this is one of them

Thanks, and the workshop is for my business mainly, I build aluminium boats also, so need plenty of room.

Few more of the build and jig.

Thought I would start a new thread as the other one is quite old and people may not see it. Hi all, I'm away back offshore for two weeks but the bed is nearing completion and I'm fairly happy with the results. Any ideas on what to use to finish this would be appreciated, torn between a few...

Few photos of the build and the jig I made for making floating tenons with the router.

Hi all, Hopefully some of you will see this, I'm away back offshore for two weeks but the bed is nearing completion and I'm fairly happy with the results. Any ideas on what to use to finish this would be appreciated, torn between a few things just now, but the main contenders are either Danish...

@Cabinetman and anyone else still watching this post, have made slight progress, got templates cnc cut for the head and foot sections, here's a photo, have ordered the Ash for it, a friend of mine with a large wood shop is planing it all down to thickness for me, the whole thing will be around...

Thinking to put two of the domino connectors in each corner, have changed the bed slightly now to have legs that support the ends and the ends of the side rails. Just make feet from 40mm stock and domino them in the underside.

Yes i was thinking to make them slightly higher, just drawing out some foot ideas just now, maybe even buy something ready to go, not sure. And as far as the dowels go, i have access to a large metal lathe, so my plan is to get square blanks and make them on that. and cutting the slot for the...

Just a first drawing. Will put in as many as I need to when at that stage.

Thanks, hope it looks good when finished. As far as the KD fittings go,I'm looking at the Festool Domino straight KD connectors for the 700 machine. Don't have one but can borrow one and buy the fittings, they look like they are about the best on the market for the job.

They offer the beds in either soft wood or Oak, the oak version of the one i am basing my one on is 4500 ish, the softwood version is 1500. So a fair saving.

@Cabinetman Yes she says the feet coming down like that looks fine, also have two on the drawing under the center rail, so should be plenty of support. Just drawing it out like this to make it easier, going to make templates then MDF blanks of the corner pieces before i do the real thing, just...