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Hickory Bed |
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The Solar Kiln and Chainsaw mill used to process the wood |
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My Small Project page |
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My 1966 Mustang |
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Contact me here with questions dualspringsatyahoodotcom |
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Here are some pictures of the bed I made from the wood I processed from a hickory tree that was salvaged from an ice storm we had 05Dec02. I was able to get two logs from the tree with an average diameter of 29". I cut one log into boards with my homemade alaskan sawmill and a friend of mine cut the other into boards with his Norwood bandmill. I then dried the wood in my solar kiln. It took me about four months to complete this bed from boards to stain. Hickory is a peculiar species to work with. It has eternally changing grain, not to mention its hard nature. I had to sharpen my planer and jointer blades contiuously. |
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I used plans from Wood magazine as a guide. Needless to say, it was only a guide. The headboard is 62" tall and the bottom of the rails are 14" from the floor. I wanted plenty of storage under there. Now I need to make a set of steps to get into bed. |
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Bed Construction |
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The siderails and stiles you see on the table saw and planer are in the staining stage. On the radial armsaw are the panels and on the workbench to the left are the posts. Some of the boards I used are stacked vertically next to the radial arm saw. Needless to say, after this project, I did some remodeling inside the shop for more space. My shop is 12' X 20' so you really have to plan out your work for space utilization. |
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Here is a closer shot of the stiles and rails and a siderail on the table saw |
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Here is another shot of the stiles, rails and side rail. These are the only pictures I have of the bed in the construction phase. Maybe Jet will give me a kickback for showing the dust collector. That thing really does the job. I almost had to cut a hole in the ceiling for it. |
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