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1st real project complete! (Cherry Bed)
I just finished my first real hardwood project, my first time to use handplanes, and my first project made from rough lumber. I took all of the wood down from rough lumber to the surface shown here with handplanes only (no sanders or electric planers). I did use some electric saws...
It is solid cherry 6/4 except the panels in the headboard, which are cherry ply. This took me one solid year, but it was worth it. About 6 months was just buying planes on ebay and learning to sharpen and tune them. (The Hack book is essiential)
The rails are 7" tall and came from a single board that was 15" wide. This has been an awesome project. Since the rails would not fit through the 6" jointer I bought, I used the oportunity to buy and learn to use handplanes. I really enjoyed this project. Every joint is not perfect, but it is still really pretty.
FYI - I finished it with BLO & wax. No sanding required, so some planer marks remain. This is the closest finish I could find to prevent hiding any of the surface. It is also the closest finish to woodworking - no brushing or spraying, just alot of elbo greese!
My thanks to Scott Banbury for selling me the lumber. It all came from local trees he recovered. I think my next project will be a dining table and chairs, anybody know where I can get a chunck of cherry 6/4, 30+ wide, by 6+ feet long?
Thanks for being a great resource for a newbie!