New Bed

[Peter Widders]

The new queen size bed is finished and installed in the spare room ready for our visitors tonight. The posts and frame are from Celery Top Pine, a Tasmanian timber that is a bit harder than some pines (Janka 5.6) and has long been prized Down Under for boatbuilding (planking, deckbeams) as well as furniture and house fit-outs. The headboard feature is a piece of Camphor Laurel (rated a weed here) that took a bit of thinking as to how to make best use of the highly figured piece. Rail attachments was done with 4 bolts backed up by M&T joints. Finish is Livos Wood Oil with Feast Watson Floor Seal (Tung Oil) over.
The quilt was made by my wife and complements the bed nicely.
Next project will be a pair of bedside tables to go with the new bed.
Peter Widders
Sydney, Australia

[Phil Mueller]

Well done Peter. You have some beautiful weeds down there!
Phil

[Yonak Hawkins]

Very nice, Peter. You and your wife both have a fascinating design sense. ..Can't wait to see the tables.

[Pat Barry]

Nice work. Very unique idea there for the headboard! It looks great.

[Peter Widders]

Thanks for the positive comments ....greatly appreciated. We have just had our annual working with wood show here ; so new ideas, inspiration and a few bits of wood to keep me going.

Peter Widders
Sydney, Australia