Let me start by saying thanks to everyone that offered advice for my Rustic Bed
project. I received advice ranging from what to pay for the reclaimed Douglas
Fir all the way to how to stain the end grain properly. Love this group!
I delivered the bed to my daughter last night. It's a 5 hour round trip, but
I got a nice dinner out of it. ;-) With our conflicting schedules, a weekend
trip was at least a month out so I bit the bullet and made the drive after
work.
Here are some pics...
The Raw Material
http://i.imgur.com/3ICIwpl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/GF2qOCd.jpg
The Naked Bed
http://i.imgur.com/80jaux9.jpg
The Dressed Up Bed
http://i.imgur.com/GTDm9VG.jpg
The Edge Of The Headboard
http://i.imgur.com/da16KkJ.jpg
The headboard weighs a bit over 70 pounds, the whole bed is around 110.
It should hold up for a couple of years. ;-)
Thanks again to all!
On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 12:05:24 PM UTC-4, -MIKE- wrote:
> On 10/18/16 8:33 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> > Let me start by saying thanks to everyone that offered advice for my Rustic Bed
> > project. I received advice ranging from what to pay for the reclaimed Douglas
> > Fir all the way to how to stain the end grain properly. Love this group!
> >
> > I delivered the bed to my daughter last night. It's a 5 hour round trip, but
> > I got a nice dinner out of it. ;-) With our conflicting schedules, a weekend
> > trip was at least a month out so I bit the bullet and made the drive after
> > work.
> >
> > Here are some pics...
> >
> > The Raw Material
> >
> > http://i.imgur.com/3ICIwpl.jpg
> > http://i.imgur.com/GF2qOCd.jpg
> >
> > The Naked Bed
> >
> > http://i.imgur.com/80jaux9.jpg
> >
> > The Dressed Up Bed
> >
> > http://i.imgur.com/GTDm9VG.jpg
> >
> > The Edge Of The Headboard
> >
> > http://i.imgur.com/da16KkJ.jpg
> >
> > The headboard weighs a bit over 70 pounds, the whole bed is around 110.
> > It should hold up for a couple of years. ;-)
> >
> > Thanks again to all!
> >
>
> That turned out great!
>
>
> --
>
> -MIKE-
>
> "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
> --Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
> --
> http://mikedrums.com
> [email protected]
> ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply
Thanks!
On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 1:25:37 PM UTC-4, Swingman wrote:
> On 10/18/2016 8:33 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
>
> > Here are some pics...
>
> Might fine job, well done!
>
> Nice even tone throughout, and sets off the DF to advantage ... just
> like you indicated you wanted to do in your first few posts.
>
Thanks!
Now maybe I can get back to those cabinets doors I started a couple of
years ago. :-)
On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 9:59:49 AM UTC-4, Leon wrote:
> On 10/18/2016 8:33 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> > Let me start by saying thanks to everyone that offered advice for my Rustic Bed
> > project. I received advice ranging from what to pay for the reclaimed Douglas
> > Fir all the way to how to stain the end grain properly. Love this group!
> >
> > I delivered the bed to my daughter last night. It's a 5 hour round trip, but
> > I got a nice dinner out of it. ;-) With our conflicting schedules, a weekend
> > trip was at least a month out so I bit the bullet and made the drive after
> > work.
> >
> > Here are some pics...
> >
> > The Raw Material
> >
> > http://i.imgur.com/3ICIwpl.jpg
>
> Would that have hauled better if you had loaded it 90 degrees to what
> the picture shows? :)
I'm pretty sure I was over the legal limit for "overhang based on
trailer length" for my state, but I made it home.
>
> > http://i.imgur.com/GF2qOCd.jpg
> >
> > The Naked Bed
> >
> > http://i.imgur.com/80jaux9.jpg
>
> Looks Great!
> >
> > The Dressed Up Bed
> >
> > http://i.imgur.com/GTDm9VG.jpg
>
> Aw... Now you cant see the beauty of the wood. LOL
>
>
> >
> > The Edge Of The Headboard
> >
> > http://i.imgur.com/da16KkJ.jpg
>
> Came out great.
The end grain sections are a tad uneven, but I'll live with it. As set up
in that alcove of her room, they won't even be seen.
>
> >
> > The headboard weighs a bit over 70 pounds, the whole bed is around 110.
> > It should hold up for a couple of years. ;-)
>
> Heavy stuff, I have to get away from that. But yes yours should hold up
> a couple of generations!
We'll see. I told my daughter that it's just wood. I told her that if she
tires of the style or if she and a future significant other want to get
something of their own, she shouldn't hesitate to move on. I would hate to
burden her with something she doesn't want just because I built it.
>
> >
> > Thanks again to all!
> >
> >
> ;~)
On Tue, 18 Oct 2016 07:46:33 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 9:59:49 AM UTC-4, Leon wrote:
>> On 10/18/2016 8:33 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
>> > Let me start by saying thanks to everyone that offered advice for my Rustic Bed
>> > project. I received advice ranging from what to pay for the reclaimed Douglas
>> > Fir all the way to how to stain the end grain properly. Love this group!
>> >
>> > I delivered the bed to my daughter last night. It's a 5 hour round trip, but
>> > I got a nice dinner out of it. ;-) With our conflicting schedules, a weekend
>> > trip was at least a month out so I bit the bullet and made the drive after
>> > work.
>> >
>> > Here are some pics...
>> >
>> > The Raw Material
>> >
>> > http://i.imgur.com/3ICIwpl.jpg
>>
>> Would that have hauled better if you had loaded it 90 degrees to what
>> the picture shows? :)
>
>I'm pretty sure I was over the legal limit for "overhang based on
>trailer length" for my state, but I made it home.
>
>>
>> > http://i.imgur.com/GF2qOCd.jpg
>> >
>> > The Naked Bed
>> >
>> > http://i.imgur.com/80jaux9.jpg
>>
>> Looks Great!
>> >
>> > The Dressed Up Bed
>> >
>> > http://i.imgur.com/GTDm9VG.jpg
>>
>> Aw... Now you cant see the beauty of the wood. LOL
>>
>>
>> >
>> > The Edge Of The Headboard
>> >
>> > http://i.imgur.com/da16KkJ.jpg
>>
>> Came out great.
>
>The end grain sections are a tad uneven, but I'll live with it. As set up
>in that alcove of her room, they won't even be seen.
>
That is called "character" as any decorator knows, plus it adds charm
for the daughter.
Great Bed!
>>
>> >
>> > The headboard weighs a bit over 70 pounds, the whole bed is around 110.
>> > It should hold up for a couple of years. ;-)
>>
>> Heavy stuff, I have to get away from that. But yes yours should hold up
>> a couple of generations!
>
>We'll see. I told my daughter that it's just wood. I told her that if she
>tires of the style or if she and a future significant other want to get
>something of their own, she shouldn't hesitate to move on. I would hate to
>burden her with something she doesn't want just because I built it.
>
>>
>> >
>> > Thanks again to all!
>> >
>> >
>> ;~)
On Tue, 18 Oct 2016 09:02:08 -0500, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
wrote:
>On 10/18/2016 8:46 AM, G. Ross wrote:
>> DerbyDad03 wrote:
>>> Let me start by saying thanks to everyone that offered advice for my
>>> Rustic Bed
>>> project. I received advice ranging from what to pay for the reclaimed
>>> Douglas
>>> Fir all the way to how to stain the end grain properly. Love this group!
>>>
>>> I delivered the bed to my daughter last night. It's a 5 hour round
>>> trip, but
>>> I got a nice dinner out of it. ;-) With our conflicting schedules, a
>>> weekend
>>> trip was at least a month out so I bit the bullet and made the drive
>>> after
>>> work.
>>>
>>> Here are some pics...
>>>
>>> The Raw Material
>>>
>>> http://i.imgur.com/3ICIwpl.jpg
>>> http://i.imgur.com/GF2qOCd.jpg
>>>
>>> The Naked Bed
>>>
>>> http://i.imgur.com/80jaux9.jpg
>>>
>>> The Dressed Up Bed
>>>
>>> http://i.imgur.com/GTDm9VG.jpg
>>>
>>> The Edge Of The Headboard
>>>
>>> http://i.imgur.com/da16KkJ.jpg
>>>
>>> The headboard weighs a bit over 70 pounds, the whole bed is around 110.
>>> It should hold up for a couple of years. ;-)
>>>
>>> Thanks again to all!
>>>
>>>
>> I would hesitate to call it rustic. Very nice piece of furniture. I'm
>> sure it will be treasured even after you and I are gone.
>>
>
>I think rustic is what the new generation calls well thought out and not
>cluttered. A young neighbor described the walnut entertainment center
>that I built as modern rustic. That was the furthest thing from my
>mind. ;~)
We like Mission because it is well thought out and uncluttered but I
wouldn't call it "rustic". ;-) Shaker, maybe.
On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 10:43:25 AM UTC-4, Sonny wrote:
> On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 8:33:06 AM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> > Let me start by saying thanks to everyone that offered advice for my Rustic Bed
> > project. I received advice ranging from what to pay for the reclaimed Douglas
> > Fir all the way to how to stain the end grain properly. Love this group!
> >
> > I delivered the bed to my daughter last night. It's a 5 hour round trip, but
> > I got a nice dinner out of it. ;-) With our conflicting schedules, a weekend
> > trip was at least a month out so I bit the bullet and made the drive after
> > work.
> >
> > Here are some pics...
> >
> > The Raw Material
> >
> > http://i.imgur.com/3ICIwpl.jpg
> > http://i.imgur.com/GF2qOCd.jpg
> >
> > The Naked Bed
> >
> > http://i.imgur.com/80jaux9.jpg
> >
> > The Dressed Up Bed
> >
> > http://i.imgur.com/GTDm9VG.jpg
> >
> > The Edge Of The Headboard
> >
> > http://i.imgur.com/da16KkJ.jpg
> >
> > The headboard weighs a bit over 70 pounds, the whole bed is around 110.
> > It should hold up for a couple of years. ;-)
> >
> > Thanks again to all!
>
> Let's try this again.
>
> Looks great. Good job. Now, others will, no doubt, be asking for custom furniture from you.
>
> Sonny
Thanks!
I'm going to visit my son in Vegas next week. I sent him a picture of the
bed and he wants me to built him a King size version while I'm there. 4 days.
I told him he must be dreaming and that he'll be dreaming in his current
bed for quite a while. ;-)
On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 10:18:59 AM UTC-4, dadiOH wrote:
> "DerbyDad03" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Let me start by saying thanks to everyone that offered advice for my
> > Rustic Bed
> > project. I received advice ranging from what to pay for the reclaimed
> > Douglas
> > Fir all the way to how to stain the end grain properly. Love this group!
> >
> > I delivered the bed to my daughter last night. It's a 5 hour round trip,
> > but
> > I got a nice dinner out of it. ;-) With our conflicting schedules, a
> > weekend
> > trip was at least a month out so I bit the bullet and made the drive after
> > work.
> >
> > Here are some pics...
>
> Looks great, DD03!! I'm sure your daughter will get decades of use from it.
> And it will be very special to her because, "Daddy made it".
Thanks!
I told her she can use it until she's done with it and to not be concerned if
her tastes or needs change. It's just wood.
On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 9:46:05 AM UTC-4, G. Ross wrote:
> DerbyDad03 wrote:
> > Let me start by saying thanks to everyone that offered advice for my Rustic Bed
> > project. I received advice ranging from what to pay for the reclaimed Douglas
> > Fir all the way to how to stain the end grain properly. Love this group!
> >
> > I delivered the bed to my daughter last night. It's a 5 hour round trip, but
> > I got a nice dinner out of it. ;-) With our conflicting schedules, a weekend
> > trip was at least a month out so I bit the bullet and made the drive after
> > work.
> >
> > Here are some pics...
> >
> > The Raw Material
> >
> > http://i.imgur.com/3ICIwpl.jpg
> > http://i.imgur.com/GF2qOCd.jpg
> >
> > The Naked Bed
> >
> > http://i.imgur.com/80jaux9.jpg
> >
> > The Dressed Up Bed
> >
> > http://i.imgur.com/GTDm9VG.jpg
> >
> > The Edge Of The Headboard
> >
> > http://i.imgur.com/da16KkJ.jpg
> >
> > The headboard weighs a bit over 70 pounds, the whole bed is around 110.
> > It should hold up for a couple of years. ;-)
> >
> > Thanks again to all!
> >
> >
> I would hesitate to call it rustic. Very nice piece of furniture.
> I'm sure it will be treasured even after you and I are gone.
>
> --
> GW Ross
>
Thanks!
The "rustic" refers to the knots, splits, a few holes and dark spots from
the nails that were removed when the wood was reclaimed.
e.g If you zoom in on the left upright of the headboard, you see a black
spot. That's an old nail hole, stained black from (I assume) the iron in
the nails. On the bottom of the foot-board rail, there's a curved
imperfection caused by a knot that fell out long ago.
Those are some of the features that I refer to as "rustic".
On Tue, 18 Oct 2016 06:33:03 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Let me start by saying thanks to everyone that offered advice for my Rustic Bed
>project. I received advice ranging from what to pay for the reclaimed Douglas
>Fir all the way to how to stain the end grain properly. Love this group!
>
>I delivered the bed to my daughter last night. It's a 5 hour round trip, but
>I got a nice dinner out of it. ;-) With our conflicting schedules, a weekend
>trip was at least a month out so I bit the bullet and made the drive after
>work.
>
>Here are some pics...
>
>The Raw Material
>
>http://i.imgur.com/3ICIwpl.jpg
>http://i.imgur.com/GF2qOCd.jpg
>
>The Naked Bed
>
>http://i.imgur.com/80jaux9.jpg
>
>The Dressed Up Bed
>
>http://i.imgur.com/GTDm9VG.jpg
>
>The Edge Of The Headboard
>
>http://i.imgur.com/da16KkJ.jpg
>
>The headboard weighs a bit over 70 pounds, the whole bed is around 110.
>It should hold up for a couple of years. ;-)
>
>Thanks again to all!
>
Nice! What species?
On 10/18/2016 11:36 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 10:43:25 AM UTC-4, Sonny wrote:
>> On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 8:33:06 AM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
>>> Let me start by saying thanks to everyone that offered advice for my Rustic Bed
>>> project. I received advice ranging from what to pay for the reclaimed Douglas
>>> Fir all the way to how to stain the end grain properly. Love this group!
>>>
>>> I delivered the bed to my daughter last night. It's a 5 hour round trip, but
>>> I got a nice dinner out of it. ;-) With our conflicting schedules, a weekend
>>> trip was at least a month out so I bit the bullet and made the drive after
>>> work.
>>>
>>> Here are some pics...
>>>
>>> The Raw Material
>>>
>>> http://i.imgur.com/3ICIwpl.jpg
>>> http://i.imgur.com/GF2qOCd.jpg
>>>
>>> The Naked Bed
>>>
>>> http://i.imgur.com/80jaux9.jpg
>>>
>>> The Dressed Up Bed
>>>
>>> http://i.imgur.com/GTDm9VG.jpg
>>>
>>> The Edge Of The Headboard
>>>
>>> http://i.imgur.com/da16KkJ.jpg
>>>
>>> The headboard weighs a bit over 70 pounds, the whole bed is around 110.
>>> It should hold up for a couple of years. ;-)
>>>
>>> Thanks again to all!
>>
>> Let's try this again.
>>
>> Looks great. Good job. Now, others will, no doubt, be asking for custom furniture from you.
>>
>> Sonny
>
> Thanks!
>
> I'm going to visit my son in Vegas next week. I sent him a picture of the
> bed and he wants me to built him a King size version while I'm there. 4 days.
>
> I told him he must be dreaming and that he'll be dreaming in his current
> bed for quite a while. ;-)
>
In this throw away society that we live in young people have no idea of
the time that is invested in producing some thing that will last
generations.
On 10/18/2016 12:37 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
>>
>> Looks great, DD03!! I'm sure your daughter will get decades of use from it.
>> And it will be very special to her because, "Daddy made it".
>
> Thanks!
>
> I told her she can use it until she's done with it and to not be concerned if
> her tastes or needs change. It's just wood.
>
You have the right attitude, but your grandkids may enjoy it. Of curse,
they will have to hire a crew of riggers to move the 70# headboard.
On Tue, 18 Oct 2016 13:24:51 -0400, [email protected] wrote:
>
>>>
>>> Looks great. Good job. Now, others will, no doubt, be asking for custom furniture from you.
>>> Sonny
>
>>
>>Thanks!
>>I'm going to visit my son in Vegas next week. I sent him a picture of the
>>bed and he wants me to built him a King size version while I'm there. 4 days.
>>I told him he must be dreaming and that he'll be dreaming in his current
>>bed for quite a while. ;-)
>
>
>
>http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/grand-opening/vegas/index.html
>
> :-)
We went to the one in Atlanta a few years back. I've never seen so
much expensive junk in one place, at one time, in my life. They do
have a good price on beech butcher block, though.
On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 12:42:32 PM UTC-4, Leon wrote:
> On 10/18/2016 11:36 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> > On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 10:43:25 AM UTC-4, Sonny wrote:
> >> On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 8:33:06 AM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> >>> Let me start by saying thanks to everyone that offered advice for my Rustic Bed
> >>> project. I received advice ranging from what to pay for the reclaimed Douglas
> >>> Fir all the way to how to stain the end grain properly. Love this group!
> >>>
> >>> I delivered the bed to my daughter last night. It's a 5 hour round trip, but
> >>> I got a nice dinner out of it. ;-) With our conflicting schedules, a weekend
> >>> trip was at least a month out so I bit the bullet and made the drive after
> >>> work.
> >>>
> >>> Here are some pics...
> >>>
> >>> The Raw Material
> >>>
> >>> http://i.imgur.com/3ICIwpl.jpg
> >>> http://i.imgur.com/GF2qOCd.jpg
> >>>
> >>> The Naked Bed
> >>>
> >>> http://i.imgur.com/80jaux9.jpg
> >>>
> >>> The Dressed Up Bed
> >>>
> >>> http://i.imgur.com/GTDm9VG.jpg
> >>>
> >>> The Edge Of The Headboard
> >>>
> >>> http://i.imgur.com/da16KkJ.jpg
> >>>
> >>> The headboard weighs a bit over 70 pounds, the whole bed is around 110.
> >>> It should hold up for a couple of years. ;-)
> >>>
> >>> Thanks again to all!
> >>
> >> Let's try this again.
> >>
> >> Looks great. Good job. Now, others will, no doubt, be asking for custom furniture from you.
> >>
> >> Sonny
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > I'm going to visit my son in Vegas next week. I sent him a picture of the
> > bed and he wants me to built him a King size version while I'm there. 4 days.
> >
> > I told him he must be dreaming and that he'll be dreaming in his current
> > bed for quite a while. ;-)
> >
> In this throw away society that we live in young people have no idea of
> the time that is invested in producing some thing that will last
> generations.
For the most part, I agree, but in this case he was kidding. He's the son
that got the most out of the time spent building Soap Box Derby cars and ran
with it.
I knew that it had clicked when we bought him a cart to tow behind his
riding mower back when he was 14. He mowed lawns in the neighborhood and
started with a beat up riding mower, then made enough to buy a new one. He
looked at the big knobby wheels on his old mower, then at the puny ones
on the cart and said "Hey, Dad...I think if we modify the fenders we can get
those big wheels to fit on the cart. It'll look much better than those
little ones."
He was right! A little work with the reciprocating saw, a few bolts here
and there and we beefed up the cart, just for fun. He's still the same
today. He recently bought a house in Vegas and has been working on making
it his own. I'd love to be working with him again, but for now I have to
settle for offering advice.
>>
>> Looks great. Good job. Now, others will, no doubt, be asking for custom furniture from you.
>> Sonny
>
>Thanks!
>I'm going to visit my son in Vegas next week. I sent him a picture of the
>bed and he wants me to built him a King size version while I'm there. 4 days.
>I told him he must be dreaming and that he'll be dreaming in his current
>bed for quite a while. ;-)
http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/grand-opening/vegas/index.html
:-)
On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 8:33:06 AM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> Let me start by saying thanks to everyone that offered advice for my Rustic Bed
> project. I received advice ranging from what to pay for the reclaimed Douglas
> Fir all the way to how to stain the end grain properly. Love this group!
>
> I delivered the bed to my daughter last night. It's a 5 hour round trip, but
> I got a nice dinner out of it. ;-) With our conflicting schedules, a weekend
> trip was at least a month out so I bit the bullet and made the drive after
> work.
>
> Here are some pics...
>
> The Raw Material
>
> http://i.imgur.com/3ICIwpl.jpg
> http://i.imgur.com/GF2qOCd.jpg
>
> The Naked Bed
>
> http://i.imgur.com/80jaux9.jpg
>
> The Dressed Up Bed
>
> http://i.imgur.com/GTDm9VG.jpg
>
> The Edge Of The Headboard
>
> http://i.imgur.com/da16KkJ.jpg
>
> The headboard weighs a bit over 70 pounds, the whole bed is around 110.
> It should hold up for a couple of years. ;-)
>
> Thanks again to all!
Let's try this again.
Looks great. Good job. Now, others will, no doubt, be asking for custom furniture from you.
Sonny
On 10/18/2016 8:46 AM, G. Ross wrote:
> DerbyDad03 wrote:
>> Let me start by saying thanks to everyone that offered advice for my
>> Rustic Bed
>> project. I received advice ranging from what to pay for the reclaimed
>> Douglas
>> Fir all the way to how to stain the end grain properly. Love this group!
>>
>> I delivered the bed to my daughter last night. It's a 5 hour round
>> trip, but
>> I got a nice dinner out of it. ;-) With our conflicting schedules, a
>> weekend
>> trip was at least a month out so I bit the bullet and made the drive
>> after
>> work.
>>
>> Here are some pics...
>>
>> The Raw Material
>>
>> http://i.imgur.com/3ICIwpl.jpg
>> http://i.imgur.com/GF2qOCd.jpg
>>
>> The Naked Bed
>>
>> http://i.imgur.com/80jaux9.jpg
>>
>> The Dressed Up Bed
>>
>> http://i.imgur.com/GTDm9VG.jpg
>>
>> The Edge Of The Headboard
>>
>> http://i.imgur.com/da16KkJ.jpg
>>
>> The headboard weighs a bit over 70 pounds, the whole bed is around 110.
>> It should hold up for a couple of years. ;-)
>>
>> Thanks again to all!
>>
>>
> I would hesitate to call it rustic. Very nice piece of furniture. I'm
> sure it will be treasured even after you and I are gone.
>
I think rustic is what the new generation calls well thought out and not
cluttered. A young neighbor described the walnut entertainment center
that I built as modern rustic. That was the furthest thing from my
mind. ;~)
On 10/18/2016 8:33 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> Let me start by saying thanks to everyone that offered advice for my Rustic Bed
> project. I received advice ranging from what to pay for the reclaimed Douglas
> Fir all the way to how to stain the end grain properly. Love this group!
>
> I delivered the bed to my daughter last night. It's a 5 hour round trip, but
> I got a nice dinner out of it. ;-) With our conflicting schedules, a weekend
> trip was at least a month out so I bit the bullet and made the drive after
> work.
>
> Here are some pics...
>
> The Raw Material
>
> http://i.imgur.com/3ICIwpl.jpg
Would that have hauled better if you had loaded it 90 degrees to what
the picture shows? :)
> http://i.imgur.com/GF2qOCd.jpg
>
> The Naked Bed
>
> http://i.imgur.com/80jaux9.jpg
Looks Great!
>
> The Dressed Up Bed
>
> http://i.imgur.com/GTDm9VG.jpg
Aw... Now you cant see the beauty of the wood. LOL
>
> The Edge Of The Headboard
>
> http://i.imgur.com/da16KkJ.jpg
Came out great.
>
> The headboard weighs a bit over 70 pounds, the whole bed is around 110.
> It should hold up for a couple of years. ;-)
Heavy stuff, I have to get away from that. But yes yours should hold up
a couple of generations!
>
> Thanks again to all!
>
>
;~)
On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 8:33:06 AM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> Let me start by saying thanks to everyone that offered advice for my Rustic Bed
> project. I received advice ranging from what to pay for the reclaimed Douglas
> Fir all the way to how to stain the end grain properly. Love this group!
>
> I delivered the bed to my daughter last night. It's a 5 hour round trip, but
> I got a nice dinner out of it. ;-) With our conflicting schedules, a weekend
> trip was at least a month out so I bit the bullet and made the drive after
> work.
>
> Here are some pics...
>
> The Raw Material
>
> http://i.imgur.com/3ICIwpl.jpg
> http://i.imgur.com/GF2qOCd.jpg
>
> The Naked Bed
>
> http://i.imgur.com/80jaux9.jpg
>
> The Dressed Up Bed
>
> http://i.imgur.com/GTDm9VG.jpg
>
> The Edge Of The Headboard
>
> http://i.imgur.com/da16KkJ.jpg
>
> The headboard weighs a bit over 70 pounds, the whole bed is around 110.
> It should hold up for a couple of years. ;-)
>
> Thanks again to all!
DerbyDad03 wrote:
> Let me start by saying thanks to everyone that offered advice for my Rustic Bed
> project. I received advice ranging from what to pay for the reclaimed Douglas
> Fir all the way to how to stain the end grain properly. Love this group!
>
> I delivered the bed to my daughter last night. It's a 5 hour round trip, but
> I got a nice dinner out of it. ;-) With our conflicting schedules, a weekend
> trip was at least a month out so I bit the bullet and made the drive after
> work.
>
> Here are some pics...
>
> The Raw Material
>
> http://i.imgur.com/3ICIwpl.jpg
> http://i.imgur.com/GF2qOCd.jpg
>
> The Naked Bed
>
> http://i.imgur.com/80jaux9.jpg
>
> The Dressed Up Bed
>
> http://i.imgur.com/GTDm9VG.jpg
>
> The Edge Of The Headboard
>
> http://i.imgur.com/da16KkJ.jpg
>
> The headboard weighs a bit over 70 pounds, the whole bed is around 110.
> It should hold up for a couple of years. ;-)
>
> Thanks again to all!
>
>
I would hesitate to call it rustic. Very nice piece of furniture.
I'm sure it will be treasured even after you and I are gone.
--
GW Ross
Mercifully free of the ravages of
intelligence.
"DerbyDad03" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Let me start by saying thanks to everyone that offered advice for my
> Rustic Bed
> project. I received advice ranging from what to pay for the reclaimed
> Douglas
> Fir all the way to how to stain the end grain properly. Love this group!
>
> I delivered the bed to my daughter last night. It's a 5 hour round trip,
> but
> I got a nice dinner out of it. ;-) With our conflicting schedules, a
> weekend
> trip was at least a month out so I bit the bullet and made the drive after
> work.
>
> Here are some pics...
Looks great, DD03!! I'm sure your daughter will get decades of use from it.
And it will be very special to her because, "Daddy made it".
On 10/18/16 8:33 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> Let me start by saying thanks to everyone that offered advice for my Rustic Bed
> project. I received advice ranging from what to pay for the reclaimed Douglas
> Fir all the way to how to stain the end grain properly. Love this group!
>
> I delivered the bed to my daughter last night. It's a 5 hour round trip, but
> I got a nice dinner out of it. ;-) With our conflicting schedules, a weekend
> trip was at least a month out so I bit the bullet and made the drive after
> work.
>
> Here are some pics...
>
> The Raw Material
>
> http://i.imgur.com/3ICIwpl.jpg
> http://i.imgur.com/GF2qOCd.jpg
>
> The Naked Bed
>
> http://i.imgur.com/80jaux9.jpg
>
> The Dressed Up Bed
>
> http://i.imgur.com/GTDm9VG.jpg
>
> The Edge Of The Headboard
>
> http://i.imgur.com/da16KkJ.jpg
>
> The headboard weighs a bit over 70 pounds, the whole bed is around 110.
> It should hold up for a couple of years. ;-)
>
> Thanks again to all!
>
That turned out great!
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On 10/18/2016 8:33 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> Here are some pics...
Might fine job, well done!
Nice even tone throughout, and sets off the DF to advantage ... just
like you indicated you wanted to do in your first few posts.
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On 10/18/2016 9:46 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> I would hate to
> burden her with something she doesn't want just because I built it
I'd be willing to take bets on that never happening.
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