Popular Post wnaziri Posted April 17, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 You all might have realized that I am a big fan of Doucette and Wolfe. My recently completed project is a king bed based on the D & W. I was actually prompted after I saw @Eric do his version of this bed. The project took about 2 months to complete. When I first began planning it, I wanted to use tiger maple as the highlight wood in the panels but the online lumber store never responded to my requests. So, I went through my supply of lumber and chose to use plain sawn and curly / tiger mahogany. I began the project with the legs. The ultimate height of the bed was my son's choice since he is proud owner of this bed. I basically shortened the posts till I like the relative proportions. Joints are all mortise and tenons. I should mention that I used Satin Arm-R-Seal for the project. I finished the pieces as each was getting completed. The secondary wood is poplar. Once the legs and the major cross pieces were fitted, the rest seemed to flow very quickly. I had mark the faces of each component so that mortises reference the same surface. Despite this effort to apply blue tape to keep it straight, I screwed it up for on of the cross pieces. All I can say is thank god for veneer and glue to fix screwed up tenons. The two panels for both headboard and footboard are 4 way matched: top to bottom and left to right. Fortunately I had 10/4 curley mahogany to resaw. Fro the vertical panel, I found a piece of mahogany that looked very much like tiger maple. Sadly, I do not have a good pic of it. Well, I found a few more pics in my collection, including one of the middle panel to showcase the figure in the mahogany. The legs were roughed out on band saw and finished with spokeshaves. I finished the project this weekend. It is ready to be delivered. The side rails are secured with 3/8 bolt into threaded inserts in each leg. There are loose tenons above and below the bolt to help secure the rails to the legs. The bed is rather solid and secure. Found this detail picture showing the bolt with my home made 1/4 plate to better distribute the pressure from the bolt. I welcome all comments including critiques. It will help my learning process. Thank you for viewing. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 Beautiful piece Wade. Very well done. Panels, legs, the whole nine look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 I think you nailed it. Your wood selection, all the book match,but nothing isomer done. I really like the center panels and changing the direction of the book match, nice detail. I also like the curve being reversed on the footboard compared to the headboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 Another "Knock it out of the park" project, Wade. Well done. Very well done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 Very nice. Where did you get that hardware (threaded insert and bolt)? Looks very classy compared to what I usually see at my local home center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaziri Posted April 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 5 hours ago, JosephThomas said: Very nice. Where did you get that hardware (threaded insert and bolt)? Looks very classy compared to what I usually see at my local home center. Thank you. I bought 3/8 bolts with a hex head (easier to screw in place in tight quarters), 5" long and 3/8" threaded inserts from Fastenal. The plate is something I made from 1/4" aluminum plate. I thought it would be better to distribute the pressure of the bolt over a larger area. The threaded inserts were screwed in place with a special threaded insert bolt that I bought from Amazon a while back. Finally, I put a little bit of epoxy in each 1/2" holes (overkill) that I drilled for the threaded inserts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 I think you killed it wade. I've got nothing critical to throw against that even if I wanted to. It's a beautiful piece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisc Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 That's a good looking bed. Some awesome grain in those panels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 Beautifully done. Love the use of the figure on the headboard center panel. As an aside, I would want that bed bolt nut washer flush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaziri Posted April 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 9 minutes ago, gee-dub said: As an aside, I would want that bed bolt nut washer flush. I agree and they will be by the time the bed gets delivered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 Well done that material looks awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 Nice work. You let the material lead you to the design. You got all it would give! All of the figured wood adds interest and is displayed well. Where does the mahogany come from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coyote Jim Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 Pretty sure I want to be you when I grow up Wade. Absolutely stunning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pwk5017 Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 Nice, im looking to do a king bed in he next 3ish months. Queen size with two bulldogs and my wife isnt really cutting it. About how long did it take start to finish? The more i look at some of these builds, the less daunting they seem. Do you mind hitting me with some rough dimensions? Your legs look like they are roughly 3" square. Rails are 1.25-1.5" thick? Panels look great. I have to say the mahogany is coming across much lighter than im used to. Is this african, honduran, fiji? Ive only used african and sapele before. African might look like that freshly planed and sanded, but sapele finishes significantly darker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 22 minutes ago, Pwk5017 said: Nice, im looking to do a king bed in he next 3ish months. Queen size with two bulldogs and my wife isnt really cutting it. About how long did it take start to finish? The more i look at some of these builds, the less daunting they seem. Do you mind hitting me with some rough dimensions? Your legs look like they are roughly 3" square. Rails are 1.25-1.5" thick? Panels look great. I have to say the mahogany is coming across much lighter than im used to. Is this african, honduran, fiji? Ive only used african and sapele before. African might look like that freshly planed and sanded, but sapele finishes significantly darker. I'm not sure how all the differen't Mahogany look alike species act but i know that Genuine or Honduran darkens with age. The Honduran Mahogany i have is very similar in color to his pictures but was considerably darker before i started working it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pwk5017 Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 I had a few pieces of what i assumed to be honduran--significantly heavier than other mahoganies ive held--from a massive shop liquidation auction out of cleveland. The boards were planed, but had sat for awhile and aged to that fantastic deep red. With that said, i havent used them, and thus havent seen honduran freshly planed. It could also be he has super bright or bluey flourescents African doesnt darken much with age from my experience. I regret building my one morris chair out of african. I should have used sapele, which starts with better color and ages better. Oddly enough, i think sapele is much less expensive for me too. Just bought a pack of 8/4 for under $4 a bdft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 The honduran i have is light on the weight side, like lighter weight than cherry. The deep red and weight makes me wonder if what you have isn't Jatoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 Wade, I have a feeling that D&W are going to steal that beautiful design from you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaziri Posted April 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 14 hours ago, Pwk5017 said: Nice, im looking to do a king bed in he next 3ish months. Queen size with two bulldogs and my wife isnt really cutting it. About how long did it take start to finish? The more i look at some of these builds, the less daunting they seem. Do you mind hitting me with some rough dimensions? Your legs look like they are roughly 3" square. Rails are 1.25-1.5" thick? Panels look great. I have to say the mahogany is coming across much lighter than im used to. Is this african, honduran, fiji? Ive only used african and sapele before. African might look like that freshly planed and sanded, but sapele finishes significantly darker. I do not have issues with sharing all the dimensions. This bed is an Eastern King (vs California King) which is 76" x 80". I can tell you that for posts, I started at 3" but they seemed "horsey". I am really not a fan of thick, heavy furniture. I reduced them down to 2 1/4 where I thought the length vs height ratio looked more pleasing. The side rails are 1 1/4. Cross pieces for the head and foot board are 1". Mahogany used for the is genuine mahogany. Last year, I bought a boatload of Genuine mahogany. It is an absolute pleasure to work with. I have some African mahogany and I have no desire to go back to using it. African "mahogany" has more brownish color. Genuine mahogany has a light, almost pinkish yellow color when freshly planed. It darkens nicely with age. Arm-R-Seal also help move the color along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaziri Posted April 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 5 hours ago, Pwk5017 said: Panels look great. I have to say the mahogany is coming across much lighter than im used to. Is this african, honduran, fiji? Ive only used african and sapele before. African might look like that freshly planed and sanded, but sapele finishes significantly darker. I happen to have a couple of really good pics from last year that show the color and patina of aged Genuine Mahogany vs what it looks like when freshly planed. I did this to see how quickly I could flatten a big board with my planers. You also get to see my stash of my 20"-26" wide 16/4 mahogany supply. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted April 18, 2018 Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 Now your just making me drool ! Bed turned out beautifully. I hope it is signed & dated . I have a few pieces of genuine Mahogany squirreled away but nothing thicker than 8/4. I know that pinkish hue you are talking about. The good stuff just behaves so much better than any of the substitutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 18, 2018 Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 Wood from wood, ain’t good. I need to change my perspective. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted April 18, 2018 Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 20-26" wide is just is just insane, in any thickness or species, let alone 16/4 mahogany... I honestly did not think such wood existed for sale anymore because I've never seen anything over 18" or so and that was only a couple times....Where did you find such a haul? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 Looks like leftover stock from the pattern making days. I'm guessing those thick wide boards are very old... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 Great job! That turned out amazing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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