Sellers Home Bed: Episode 7
Posted 15 February 2023
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Having made the headboard and footboard frames, we must layout and prepare for attaching the slats in place. It’s an exciting point to see these two important sections of the work come together, and again you will see various tricks of the trade that will ensure high levels of accuracy come together. It’s also important to see how we best apply finish before the parts are fully installed because we want to avoid runs that can ruin the outcome of our work. For the application of the slats, Paul used end-grain plugs, but plugs you may never have seen before, as well as methods for trimming and finishing too.
I think that theoretically there should be a slat or a gap in the middle depending from the fact that the number of slats is odd or even….
Just love it.
Thanks Paul. I learn a lot when you have issues/challenges that come up during the build.
Are you predrilling the holes in the head and footboards? If not, which is what appears to be the case in the video, is it because you are using self taping screws?
In my experience the denatured alcohol in the shellac will dissolve the adhesive of regular masking tape (& most other tapes as well). I wondered about this until Paul explained that he did have to scrape away the shellac to glue the slats because the tape didn’t prevent it from seeping under the tape.
Also, a question – why did Paul use 3 laminations for the footboard slats but only two for each slat for the headboard?
Awesome job Paul & WWMC team, thank you all.