4 poster bed project

[Bryan Cowing]

Started this bed so I could use up some 5/4 ash sitting on the shop floor behind my TS. Bed posts made from 2" stock. IMG_3445.JPGIMG_4910.JPGIMG_4957.JPGIMG_4967.JPGIMG_4962.JPGIMG_4979.jpgIMG_5017.JPGIMG_5022-1.jpg

[Bryan Cowing]

Bed in our basement guest room. This replaced an Asian made metal tube head / footboard.
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[Jeff Monson]

Very nice Bryan! What color stain did you use?

[Mike Wilkins]

That is an awesome creation. I would also love to know what kind of stain was used. I am also jealous of your lathe. I only have a short bed Woodfast so posts like this are out of my reach. Thanks and keep up the fantastic work.

[Bryan Cowing]

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Very nice Bryan! What color stain did you use?

Started with Min Wax dark walnut. Because of light and dark wood in the ash I tried to wipe on a 3rd coat to darken the white wood and leave it on. pic 1. But it stayed tacky for days, so I wiped it down with mineral spirits. pic 2. Had a sick looking color to the bed and no other type of stain would work over the min wax that was left. I think the pores were saturated. I let it dry for a few days. I tinted some lacquer with walnut fast dry stain, and tried to get an even brown color, some areas needing 4 coats, some one. pic 3. I did get a coloured run, had to sand and re shoot a small area of one post. Then carefully sanded, didn't want to cut through the tint layer. Two more coats of gloss lacquer to finish it off.

That is an awesome creation. I would also love to know what kind of stain was used. I am also jealous of your lathe. I only have a short bed Woodfast so posts like this are out of my reach. Thanks and keep up the fantastic work.