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Made a bed!
Aug 24, 2016 1:32 AM
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KlutzyDesert
That bed is not made... no sheets, comforter, or pillows?!?!!?
lama00
10/10 would smash my knees on the footboard
zacnotes
No knee is safe
Whoamioooooo
No you made a bed frame, but I still like it.
zacnotes
I posted another where I made the bed too.
Msboobsalot
Absolutely gorgeous. Great work.
zacnotes
Thanks!
cantseeyou
I have the same bed, only larger. Nebraska furniture mart made mine.
zacnotes
I made it because my wife saw one like it in a store and liked it, but I thought all the "joinery" looked 1/2
zacnotes
far too flimsy, and said I could make it better. 2/2
scootdawg109
I really like the finish. Congrats
zacnotes
Thanks! It was a bit of a process, I now have like 8 different brands of gray stain that we tested with.
FredGarvinMaleProstitute
Looks like a full size. Where are you going to sleep ?
zacnotes
Its a queen. We are very comfortable with each other.
FredGarvinMaleProstitute
Still didn't say where you were going to sleep. Fourteen inches isn't much.
zacnotes
Sleep is only one of, and a very boring use of a bed.
FredGarvinMaleProstitute
Yeah, but that's what the kitchen counter is for.
BrainJuice
Just because you assembled it with that weird Allen wrench doesn't count as "making a bed."
zacnotes
I milled down rough ash 8/4 lumber to size for most of it. Panels are 1/4 mdf core ash veneer, internal mattress support is Douglas fir.
BrainJuice
That's freaking awesome. Looks great.
zacnotes
Thanks. A lot of effort, but it was worth it.
bigeduck
To his point, you did too well because it looks prefab. Might want to put some action shots of the build or lumber.
Riese89
Those hospital corners tho... It needs them stat!
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Riese89
These /a/qTuWe, can't tell if yours have them from the angle of the pic.
zacnotes
Yep, they do. My Wife has tried to show me how to do it at least a dozen times. She still makes them look nice, I do not.
Riese89
I got plenty of training in the military, word of advice use a ruler when practicing at first, eventually you get the hang of it.
zacnotes
Ash wood with a grey stain. Mortice and tennon joinery. Super happy with the results. Wife is thrilled as well.
pequot
Congrat op! How how are your repair skills?
zacnotes
Not extensively tested yet. And won't be needed on this. I was more worried about my walls than the bed when I was moving it into the house.
pequot
New walls? Next project? :D
zacnotes
Next project is not as fun. Need to fix my jag window.
Bananderson
Looks good, I wouldn't have done gray but that's me. I'd also never think of using ash
zacnotes
Grey fit the color of the room, and the wife liked the grain in ash.
Bananderson
Did you buy the wood or cut it and mill it?
zacnotes
Bought rough cut 8/4 ash and milled to size. Didn't cut down trees and dry them, so I am a slacker.
Bananderson
Doing more than me. I need to buy an Alaskan mill, so far all I've done is cut trees down and move them
zacnotes
I am making an Alaskan mill at the moment also! That project took a back seat to the bed.