Making bedroom furniture...

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10-01-2012, 03:42 PM
CGCINC

Making bedroom furniture...

My wife is making the downstairs bedroom a "rock n roll" themed room to go along with her rock hallway.
She found a bedroom set on the internet she wanted but it was a place in New York and they wouldn't ship it to Missouri.
Well I opened my mouth and said maybe I could build it :confused:........ DOH! I gotta learn to keep my mouth shut! lol...

Anyway, the first picture is the real bedroom set she wanted and I'll post pics as I finish each piece I build.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...1172808841.jpg

First thing I made was the headboard...

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...t/IMAG1213.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...IMAG1221-1.jpg

Had to finish the leg notches by hand because I don't have all the right tools..
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...t/IMAG1231.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...t/IMAG1226.jpg

Make some brackets..
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10-01-2012, 03:46 PM
CGCINC

Frame Rails...
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...t/IMAG1277.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...t/IMAG1276.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...t/IMAG1264.jpg

Adjustable center supports...
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...t/IMAG1278.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...t/IMAG1285.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...t/IMAG1282.jpg

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http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...t/IMAG1243.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...t/IMAG1288.jpg

And my wife trying it out....
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...t/IMAG1291.jpg

The "real" headboard looks like it has a slight curve from bottom to top but mine doesn't have that.
10-01-2012, 03:50 PM
CGCINC

This is a picture of the bedding she bought from Macy's...everything you see in the picture she bought Including the Freakin $90 ea. patterned pillows!!!!

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...058782_fpx.jpg

Next thing to make is a nightstand so stay tuned!
10-01-2012, 04:31 PM
undercut

Nice work! Gosh, gotta keep these pictures away from my wife ..... she might start getting ideas. LOL Cheers!
10-01-2012, 05:00 PM
zoama

Nice work. What's up with women and pillows ? They put so many pillows on the couch, chairs and bed there's no room to sit.
10-01-2012, 05:02 PM
CGCINC

Thanks! I wish I had woodworking tools, it would make my jobs easier on me! lol...

I can't believe how hard a headboard can be to make.. The bend at the top was tough and making it 1 1/2" in depth added to the difficulty.
I'm using Red Oak and that does not like to bend at all!! I walked up to the salesperson in the wood section at Lowes and asked if they would discount this bent piece of Oak I found in the bin....It was Way warped but pretty close to the curve I needed. Got it for 50% off!!! (I'm a tight A$$ :) )
I figured the nightstand and dresser would be the tough part.......
10-01-2012, 05:24 PM
DaveO

Welcome back, haven't heard from you in a while. Nice job.

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Originally Posted by CGCINC

Well I opened my mouth and said maybe I could build it

Too funny- every time I've wondered "how tough could it be" I *always* wind up find out *exactly* how tough it can be, and taking 3 times longer than expected to do it!

+1 on the WTF pillow thing, we're running a pillows to people ratio of 6.5:1 at our place.
10-01-2012, 06:26 PM
CGCINC

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Originally Posted by DaveO

Welcome back, haven't heard from you in a while. Nice job.

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Well, about a month ago my wife decided she wanted a wood shelf above the washer and dryer.......That turned into painting every damn room in the house, changing all the ceiling fans and now building freakin furniture! :) I like to stay busy but this is rediculous!!

AND.... Now that her best friend has seen the bed, she want's me to make her one and help her with an island in her kitchen...... Told her my talent is part of the benifits of being married to me, along with my staggering handsome manliness.:)
10-01-2012, 07:45 PM
redbeard

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Originally Posted by CGCINC

Had to finish the leg notches by hand because I don't have all the right tools..

Sure I can make that for you honey, but I will need to get a mortising attachment for my drill press.

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Originally Posted by CGCINC

the Freakin $90 ea. patterned pillows!!!!

And I thought my wife was expensive!

As usual, the finished project looks great.
10-01-2012, 08:18 PM
CGCINC

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Originally Posted by redbeard

And I thought my wife was expensive!

As usual, the finished project looks great.

She hardly ever spends money on herself or something she wants, but when she starts...I usually have to smack her and remind her we have bills to pay..lol.

This is my next item to build...going to get wood later today.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...bust/night.jpg

And my chicken scratch plans.....
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...st/start-1.jpg
10-01-2012, 08:28 PM
undercut

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Originally Posted by CGCINC

.... Now that her best friend has seen the bed, she want's me to make her one and help her with an island in her kitchen...... Told her my talent is part of the benifits of being married to me ....

Oh, I get it now! You're looking to get married to a second wife! ;) LOL
10-01-2012, 09:00 PM
CGCINC

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Originally Posted by undercut

Oh, I get it now! You're looking to get married to a second wife! ;) LOL

I could not handle the both of them....together....at all!! :D
10-02-2012, 12:13 AM
MoparCar

Nice workmanship! The headboard and bed look really great! I think the nightstand is going to require some more tools (or an excuse for tools)! Maybe a thickness planer for the top or new router or something :)
10-02-2012, 03:04 AM
redbeard

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Originally Posted by CGCINC

She hardly ever spends money on herself or something she wants, but when she starts...I usually have to smack her and remind her we have bills to pay..lol.

Sounds much better than the constant stream of nickle and dime stuff that I have to deal with. Of course she would never spend $90 on a pillow either, instead she would buy a new sewing machine just so she could make them. I just can't figure out where she got that from. :confused:
10-02-2012, 05:21 PM
CGCINC

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Originally Posted by MoparCar

Nice workmanship! The headboard and bed look really great! I think the nightstand is going to require some more tools (or an excuse for tools)! Maybe a thickness planer for the top or new router or something :)

Bought me a new Table saw!! I usually borrow a friends but it was time to get one.

More Progress.....

I decided to use Oak step plates for the top of the nightstand since they were 1" thick.
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...t/IMAG1315.jpg

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10-03-2012, 01:30 PM
sportbike

Looks good. The furniture you are making is probably way better than what you woudl buy anyway. Decently made furniture is EXPENSIVE!.

I like the idea for the weld and the countersunk screws in the corner.
10-03-2012, 03:38 PM
CGCINC

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Originally Posted by sportbike

Looks good. The furniture you are making is probably way better than what you woudl buy anyway. Decently made furniture is EXPENSIVE!.

I like the idea for the weld and the countersunk screws in the corner.

For Sure! This is all solid Oak. The stuff we are replacing is pressed board junk.

More Pics!!
I have to do some final adjustments to the drawer face plates but it's pretty much ready to sand and stain....

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...t/IMAG1356.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...t/IMAG1355.jpg
10-03-2012, 06:03 PM
sportbike

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Originally Posted by CGCINC

it's pretty much ready to sand and stain....

Sounds like a good task for the wife....
10-08-2012, 08:51 PM
CGCINC

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Originally Posted by sportbike

Sounds like a good task for the wife....

ha aha hahahahahahahaahahah ahaahahahahahah..... :) No way That would happen.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d8...t/IMAG1376.jpg

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10-13-2012, 09:50 PM
cbmkr

Nice work looks like you have the patience to spend the time to do quality work, I do not know where you are in Missouri but there is a wide variety of hardwoods available to the woodworker at very reasonable pricing.
A lot of the sawmills will sort there lumber and color and grain match it for customers leaving some pretty nice lumber left at very reasonable pricing. The dark streaks in your material are signs on Minerals and would have been downgraded and priced at a lower rate than the norm.

PS: If you are close to the KC Metro i can hook you up with some suppliers to help lower your project costs,I might even have some oak sheet good you could use at a discounted price.
10-14-2012, 12:50 AM
CGCINC

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Originally Posted by cbmkr

Nice work looks like you have the patience to spend the time to do quality work, I do not know where you are in Missouri but there is a wide variety of hardwoods available to the woodworker at very reasonable pricing.
A lot of the sawmills will sort there lumber and color and grain match it for customers leaving some pretty nice lumber left at very reasonable pricing. The dark streaks in your material are signs on Minerals and would have been downgraded and priced at a lower rate than the norm.

PS: If you are close to the KC Metro i can hook you up with some suppliers to help lower your project costs,I might even have some oak sheet good you could use at a discounted price.

I'm in Farmington MO.. About an hour and a half south of St. Louis. I have a hardwood supplier about 30 mins. away but I don't work with it much so I just bough some Oak at Lowes. It's fine for my needs. Now I did buy the Oak top to the bench by my front door, online at Baird Brothers because at the time I didn't have the ability to glue boards together.
10-14-2012, 11:35 AM
cbmkr

If you are in a situation where you need to bend some oak for another edge , I can help with a technique i have used for years it is simple and requires a simple fixture and some water or steam. I have bent 1/4" solid oak into 12" radius's with no problem. The bowed top on your headboard would be a simple 2 hour project from start to finish and drying overnight.
Any questions you have about Woodworking feel free to ask as i have been doing it for 40+ years and taught woodworking while i was in High School for 4 years.

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