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This whole project is coming together nicely!
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Thanks! I'm not quite caught up to the present yet, but I am caught up to what I've uploaded to Flickr. More to come.
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We put it all together in preparation for drilling the holes for the final bolts.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2060/...6b01df77d4.jpg With clamps holding the corner tight against the rails, a jig holding the drill straight, and a stop collar regulating the depth, we drilled holes for the bolts that hold the rails to the corners. The holes are wider than the bolts, to allow for adjustment when tightening the bolts. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3268/...03e8017804.jpg The holes go through the rails, and mark the target spots on the corners. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3149/...31635e42e7.jpg To maintain straightness, we used the drill press to finish the holes. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2229/...581c156aed.jpg Brass inserts will hold the bolts without stripping the wood. A ratcheting screwdriver is perfect, as cordless screwdrivers just don't have the power, and non-ratcheting screwdrivers require constant readjustment of your grip. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3093/...99fa37c8b1.jpg |
Everything was oiled...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2107/...11fc133385.jpg and (after curing for a few days) waxed. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3230/...8bf8e4755c.jpg |
And everything was complete!
Here are the completed corners. You can see the edges of some smooth furniture gliders on two of them. I put the gliders on the other two after the picture was taken. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3090/...e851220e1f.jpg And the sides. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2183/...a64ea172ca.jpg And with the help of a handy cordless screwdriver, it comes together! If you look back to the original plans, you may notice I omitted the middle slat. After checking how my current bed was set up, I decided that the extra slat wouldn't have helped appreciably, and skipped it. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3050/...f55371399a.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3159/...ae629c2e55.jpg And with the mattresses: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3034/...2b18235a4e.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3287/...f71ebfbe3e.jpg Aaaahhh.... http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2304/...ec4e43932e.jpg |
Sweet... and sweet dreams.
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It'll be beautiful and useful for decades and decades!
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Cool! Now all you need is a matching nightstand....
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Wow...that is awesome - looks fantastic!...and you're a lefty too!
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Thanks!
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That is so cool. So cool! Awesome job!!
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I really like how it turned out. Great job!
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Thanks, it really ended up matching my initial plan quite well, which is cool. The outer corners aren't rounded over, the feet are shaped a bit differently, and there's no middle slat (which isn't visible anyway). Other than that, it looks just like I envisioned.
I currently have an endtable my grandfather made on one side (occasionally slightly visible in those last photos), and a storage box nee shipping crate on the other (moved out of the way for the photos). Neither of which match particularly well, but i like them. For now... |
This, for those with proper eyewear, may display the hovering better.
Here's a bigger version, if you like. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3009/...01588a55d0.jpg |
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