Cherry Headboard

Jeremy Scuteri

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Jeremy
I set out to make a bed about 4.5 years ago after my wife asked for a simple headboard. I designed a bed in sketchup which took a while to do and started building it about 5 years ago. Then we moved and I built the new shop which really took a long time. My wife bought a headboard several years ago at this point and this work in progress has been sitting collecting dust.

Time for a course change (back to the original destination, haha). Headboard request --> bed design and build --> back to a simple headboard


Starting lumber
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Marking out parts
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Rails and stiles on the router table using a shop made jig.
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Have a frame. Just need panels.
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Tenons will be at the ends to attach to legs
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First panel in place
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All 3 panels.
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Stock for legs
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Ripped on the badsaw
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The rail and stile set allows for full size tenons which is nice. The tenons can be longer than the depth of the groove for the panels.
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Mortises in the legs
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Tenons for the legs
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Getting some help putting on some oil. This was March 2016. Time flies.....
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Panels in place
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Top "cap"
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with oil
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another pic of the top cap
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This is pretty much where progress stopped for several years.
 

Jeremy Scuteri

Moderator
Jeremy
Finally got back to it. I sprayed on some General Finishes Polycrylic that I got a while ago. It went on very nicely.
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back side
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Legs glued on
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Used dominoes to put the end cap on.
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A spacer allowed me to get the proper alignment
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Glued in place
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Glue up is done.
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Mounted with a white oak french cleat on the back
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All done. Makes the guest bedroom look nicer.
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Bas

Recovering tool addict
Bas
Corporate Member
Very nice work Jeremy! But next time you may want to give the oil a little longer to dry, to avoid any finishing issues with the top coat :)
Really like the end cap detail.
 

KenOfCary

Ken
Staff member
Corporate Member
Very nice piece. The finish came out great - it will only get better with time.
 

Bryan S

Bryan
Corporate Member
Looks great.

Now why do the wives like to cover up such gorgeous cherry with those flowerdy little pillows?
 

JohnW

New User
John
Thanks Jeremy. My wife thinks I occasionally take too long on a project. Well, now I can show her how long it took you and try to explain that it is normal.
BTW, Headboard looks great.
 

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