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9 September 2016 at 6:09 am #139997
I have been working on a bed frame for the past several months. Taking my sweet time. I want it as my first serious portfolio piece. Craftsman style
It has definitely made me better and I feel happy with it so far.
Its made mostly out of clear Douglass fir. White oak accents. Can’t tell if they look good together or maybe I’ve been staring too long. Amazing wood but so very fickle. I cant work it with a well stropped blade and the splinters just keep on coming. Also the legs have some curly grain. Really botched it when I started out so hopefully I can recover.
I grappled with how to attach the long rails to the legs. I still wanted to use tenons. Maybe it was a bad idea but it seems to make assembly in general easier. Also I love tenons. Mortises too.
I added brackets to the long rails to beef it up. I will still use bolts but they seem to serve a different purpose now. I’m sure just using hardware would have been fine but it didn’t seem right.
I raised panels for the foot board. Still in progress there. Then one last touch to the head board. Shape, scrape and glue. I want to used draw bores.
Still haven’t decided on the finish. Any suggestions?
Here are some pictures to help illustrate
- This topic was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by sidorenko91.
- This topic was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by sidorenko91.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.9 September 2016 at 10:04 pm #140029Looks like it is coming along nicely. I’d use a few coats of Danish oil or BLO and shellac with a few coats of wax to finish it off.
You could stain it too if you want to darken the color (Doug Fir is quite reddish compared to White Oak). I never tried staining Doug Fir. If you want to go that route with a stain I’d recommend trying it out on a piece of scrap, because pine and fir tend to blotch. Might need a stain conditioner.
Maybe Matt McGrane can help you with suggestions on finishing. His kitchen chairs turned out very nicely with Doug Fir.
10 September 2016 at 6:57 am #140035I think I’ll go with that.
I used it on alder and it darkened it very nicely. I think it was tung oil actually. If I remember correctly danish oil has tung oil in it? I’ll try a few test pieces out.
Very true about the blotching.
Thanks for the suggestions!
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