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I finally got it done! Wife liked the one we gave our daughter so much I had to make her one too! This is a double bed, made using soft maple, with a higher head and footboard. Started it back in July, and amazing how many things come 1st before woodworking :rolleyes:
We had a nice pine cannonball bed in this room that I built 13 yrs ago, it's going to my son's house for one of his kids.
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Very nice work
Looks great, hope you both enjoy it.
Real nice work. Do you have a lathe with 8' center to center, or did you turn in sections using tenons to join?
2 at 36", + the finialQuote:
Originally Posted by Mike Wilkins
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Nice job. What did you color the maple with?
I stained it with Min Wax dark walnut, but it came out a sick color. The dark walnut looks great on oak, which is why the wife picked it. I should have known it wouldn't work with the soft maple. I added some walnut toner to the lacquer to try and get it darker.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrew Fleck
heres the before and after
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Great looking bed.
Very nice looking and great job on the lathe work. Did you use a duplicator or turn them turned individually to match?
Duplicator. Vega 36" on my General lathe. I also use a 20+ yr old Mini Max copy lathe for thin turnings. It has a traveling support bearing.
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