Here's a few pics of a bed I sprayed this afternoon, and some other 'Mission' stuff I'm trying to get finished for the annual Mesquite Art Festival (next weekend, 10-12 October in Fredericksburg...come visit!).
I've been very fortunate lately to have found some beautifully figured mesquite to go along with some fine curly maple from Mike Mastin at Curly Woods.
The next pic is a closeup of the maple figure and some of the 'swirly' mesquite.
After seeing what the head and footboards looked like, I decided I had to spend the money and get some 8/4 curly maple for the rails, too. The maple is capped top and bottom with mesquite, and the 1/4" angle iron is inset in a rabbet at the bottom of the maple. The bottom mesquite trim also provides a ledge for the iron.
I made a pair of nitestands to go with the bed...
Here's a corner plant stand that I think is pretty neat. The upper apron is a bent lamination of seven pieces of 1/8" mesquite, the outside piece figured. The slats on this are highly figured mesquite. I also made a cherry and curly maple one like this.
Here's a 20x30 oval coffee/occasional table. The slats are highly figured, and like the nitestands, the lower shelf is mortised through the stretcher.
As usual, everything here is finished with WATCO natural danish oil (for the initial coloring), then topped with Sherwin Williams pre-cat Dull Rubbed Effect lacquer.
Thanks for looking...
KC