estesbubba Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 I was supposed to start on this a year ago but convinced my wife that a new bench would make this bed easier. We are going from a queen to a king, and to gain space back in the bedroom, getting rid of a dresser so storage under the bed is a requirement. Here is the design I came up with. I didn't realize it at first but this project is going to take a lot of wood! I bought over 100 BF of 8/4, 6/4, and 4/4 cherry plus 5 sheets of birch plywood and that doesn't include the drawers. I glued up the legs tonight so one side will be bookmatched. I have the legs at 3" in the design but I think I can finish these at 3 1/2" which might be better with the big headboard and footboard. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheperd80 Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 The design looks great. What are 5 sheets of Birch for if not the drawers? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 Awesome Mike! I look forward to following along! Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 Looking forward to watching this project, Mike. I like the design you have come up with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Na1han Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 Really looking forward to following along with this one. I'm trying to finish up a bed right now also, your certainly right about how much wood it takes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted February 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 10 hours ago, sheperd80 said: The design looks great. What are 5 sheets of Birch for if not the drawers? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk The plywood is for the toe kick, cabinet, and mattress platform which I'm going to follow FWW 240 pretty close. I have enough cherry for the false drawer fronts but don't have any material for the drawers. I'm going to use solid wood for the drawers (soft maple...or maybe alder but might be too soft) and cherry for the front and use dovetails (or maybe box joints). Now I wonder if alder might look nice for the panels of the headboard and footboard? It's a little lighter than cherry and don't think will darken with age but has similar grain. Might need to do a test board... The drawers are going to be pretty big around 24"x24" and the FWW article used 3/4" plywood. Going with solid wood do you guys think I should use 5/8" or 3/4" for the drawers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 @estesbubba I made the drawers for my bed storage out of redwood and made them 5/8" and they worked out just fine. If it comes to reducing cost it'd say go for it a lighter drawer is always nice. My all redwood drawers are really lightweight, i can open and close them with my feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Na1han Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 I made mine from 3/4" BB, they are about 20 x 20 and they look way over done. 5/8" would have been a better choice for me but I'm not changing it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 I am also enjoying watching your build.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 I use 5/8 Baltic for most of my drawers. 5 mm dominos work great for the corners. It actually measures 19/32 or 15 mm thick So a 5 mm domino centered is ideal. On bigger drawers I use a 1/2" or 3/8" ply bottom. Rabbet the edges to fit into a 1/4" groove. I leave 1/2" below the groove. KV full extension slides with overtravel pull out an extra 1 1/2" KV8505 I think. KV 8405 works too & costs less. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post estesbubba Posted February 8, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 A lot of prep work and milling going on this weekend. The legs are 3 1/2" square and they look a little big too me. I have them 3" in the plan and think I'll mill down to that. Otherwise the 6/4 rails look pretty skinny between them. Took my time with a batten laying out the curves. I would mark the bending point, draw the curve, then look at it. Took a few tries to get what I wanted but the curves look pleasing to my eyes. The finished 1/2" MDF template. Used my jigsaw since this was too awkward for the bandsaw. All my 6/4 material is milled and now ready to make the 2 rails using the template. Working with cherry is always a pleasure but even more enjoyable after all the hard maple for the Roubo. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Mike, what did you use to smooth the edges after using the jig saw? A flexible sanding block like Marc uses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Nice job on the template! Love all the detail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 What material did you use for the batten to draw curves? I always seem to grab one with the worst possible grain, and break it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted February 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 41 minutes ago, K Cooper said: Mike, what did you use to smooth the edges after using the jig saw? A flexible sanding block like Marc uses? Used my Ridgid edge and spindle sander for most of it then finished with standard hand block. 40 minutes ago, TIODS said: Nice job on the template! Love all the detail! Thanks Kev. 9 minutes ago, wtnhighlander said: What material did you use for the batten to draw curves? I always seem to grab one with the worst possible grain, and break it. I think it's white oak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Looks great Mike, cant wait to see the actual cherry piece with that profile ! Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted February 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 Why I shouldn't go in the shop when tired... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 Ouch! Been there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 Oh Man! At least it wasn't the freshly minted Roubo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 Was that your new assembly table? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 Better a table than a finger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted February 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 9 hours ago, Chet K. said: Oh Man! At least it wasn't the freshly minted Roubo 9 hours ago, JosephThomas said: Was that your new assembly table? Yes glad it wasn't the Roubo and my new assembly table instead but still not happy about this. Exactly why I built this was for glue ups and power tools but this was a bonehead mistake. I made sure both ends were outside the table but forgot it curved towards the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted February 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 Much better evening in the shop as I finished jigsawing the top rails without cutting into anything I wasn't supposed to. There's something about using the jigsaw that kind of annoys me. I don't know if it's because I concentrate on the line too much or don't blink enough, but every couple of minutes I need to step back and take a 30 second break. Anyway the rough cutting went as planned then on to the router table. Since the top rails are 1 3/8" I had to make a first pass with a pattern bit using the template then take a 2nd pass using a flush trim bit. I think they came out good. One of the top rails against the wall to show the profile better. Had tearout in one area using the pattern bit. Any suggestions on how to repair it? I was thinking about epoxy mixed with cherry sawdust. I could also use cherry Timbermate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheperd80 Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 I havent worked with cherry a whole lot but I'd imagine it'd be hard to patch with timbermate. Looks like youve got several colors right there. . Nice work though this is looking great! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedinblue Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 That looks fantastic. No way I'd be patient enough to draw out those curves for the template. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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