Sellers Home Single Bed: Episode 6
In this episode, we see the final work come together and made ready to add the nuts-and-bolts elements and those that will be both hidden and seen.
In this episode, we see the final work come together and made ready to add the nuts-and-bolts elements and those that will be both hidden and seen.
It will surprise you to know that the side rails are made up of three two-bys on each side, and when made with the joinery Paul devised for connecting, they are undeniably solid and rack-resistant.
As it is with most furniture making, we generally rely on repeated joint types for similar areas throughout a piece but if you are like Paul and a hand toolist, you often have different options with regards to methods and techniques. Paul tries to include different ways of achieving the same results to make you aware and teach you.
From edge jointing to panel making, crosscutting, and then raising the panels, we walk you through the steps, but then we also teach you what to do when we encounter serious problems we might not have anticipated.
Mortising needs some strategic action, and we soon establish patterns with stamina to create accurate mortises without allowing the chisel to wander from the path we establish.
Opening this series with construction-grade wood may not be everyone’s choice, but we assure you it is dynamic. Also, it is worth noting that vernacular furniture made from softwoods was commonplace in the 1800s.
It’s not too often when construction-grade lumber is used to create an heirloom piece. But perhaps we need to have the same attitude as craftsmen of old did, when many vernacular pieces came from the plainest of softwoods yet lasted as a legacy for many generations to use and rely on.