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Diagonal Clock

Diagonal Clock

Posted by on Jan 20, 2017 in Projects | Comments Off on Diagonal Clock
After completing the cherry and walnut bedroom set, I had a fair amount of leftover 5/4 cherry in the shop and a desire to do something quick and a little different.  The design for this wall clock is largely derived from the lattice work...
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King Bed in Cherry and Walnut, completion

King Bed in Cherry and Walnut, comp...

Posted by on Jan 7, 2017 in Cherry Bedroom Set, Projects | Comments Off on King Bed in Cherry and Walnut, completion
Once I had my base pieces finished I made the walnut lattices that fit inside the cherry frames.  Sanding everything took almost a full day, thanks mostly to the tedium of breaking the edges on all those lattice strips. The simplest parts...
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Building a Lapped Lattice

Building a Lapped Lattice

Posted by on Dec 29, 2016 in Projects, Techniques | Comments Off on Building a Lapped Lattice
For my king bed, I wanted to do something more interesting than simple plywood panels.  Raised panels are nice, but they really didn’t fit into the look of the rest of the set.  Instead, I opted to fill my frames with a lattice of...
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King Bed in Cherry and Walnut build, part two

King Bed in Cherry and Walnut build...

Posted by on Dec 22, 2016 in Cherry Bedroom Set, Projects | Comments Off on King Bed in Cherry and Walnut build, part two
This bed is designed to look like the night stands and dresser:  cherry casing sitting on a walnut base.  The frames for the headboard and footboard stand in for the cases, but the “base” is actually four separate...
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King Bed in Cherry and Walnut build, part one

King Bed in Cherry and Walnut build...

Posted by on Dec 15, 2016 in Cherry Bedroom Set, Projects | Comments Off on King Bed in Cherry and Walnut build, part one
A king-sized bed frame is a jumbo project.  My lumber shopping list included 49 board-feet of 5/4 cherry, 10 board-feet of 12/4 cherry, 52 board-feet of 5/4 walnut, and 5 board-feet of 4/4 maple for the slats.  To make sure they’d...
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King Bed in Cherry and Walnut, design

King Bed in Cherry and Walnut, desi...

Posted by on Nov 23, 2016 in Cherry Bedroom Set, Projects | Comments Off on King Bed in Cherry and Walnut, design
The final piece of Julie’s and my new bedroom set is a king-sized bed: As you can see, I’ve deliberately taken a lot of style cues from the dresser and night stands so that it is clearly a set.  The headboard and foot board...
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