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
Marking out parts
Rails and stiles on the router table using a shop made jig.
Have a frame. Just need panels.
Tenons will be at the ends to attach to legs
First panel in place
All 3 panels.
Stock for legs
Ripped on the badsaw
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.
Mortises in the legs
Tenons for the legs
Getting some help putting on some oil. This was March 2016. Time flies.....
Panels in place
Top "cap"
with oil
another pic of the top cap
This is pretty much where progress stopped for several years.
Time for a course change (back to the original destination, haha). Headboard request --> bed design and build --> back to a simple headboard
Starting lumber
Marking out parts
Rails and stiles on the router table using a shop made jig.
Have a frame. Just need panels.
Tenons will be at the ends to attach to legs
First panel in place
All 3 panels.
Stock for legs
Ripped on the badsaw
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.
Mortises in the legs
Tenons for the legs
Getting some help putting on some oil. This was March 2016. Time flies.....
Panels in place
Top "cap"
with oil
another pic of the top cap
This is pretty much where progress stopped for several years.
