Not another log bed... (and what projects are you doing?)

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mhambi

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Sep 10, 2010
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That's what I thought when my wife suggested I build one for my daughter. I had a thread here about the last one I did (king) for us. Thought I was done.


Turned out I was wrong. lol

Ready for sanding and laquering

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Foot

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So.... what are all y'all working on?
 
I'm carving up a king size 6" latex foam mattress into a shaped aft cabin berth (it will fold in half to fit through the cabin door). I will use the remaining pcs. of foam to correct the V berth cushions that were cut improperly (not by me). And then I'll move on to the salon dinette cushions.

Latex foam is really heavy. Schlepping it aboard ought to be a real dream... <>
 
I'm working on a six pack. Should be finished tonight.
 
Great room! and I love those beds (looks like the occupants do, too).

Lots of work in those windows! I remember seeing Tom (This Old House) repair broken weights and there was a pretty nifty (retrofit) insulation kit he used to tighten up the windows a bit more. It was really interesting.
 
I love these crafts that involve local materials! In addition to face jugs, I am taking a blacksmith course. One class down, and I am ready to fork.
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You are one talented guy AP. You too mhambi.
 
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To continue on the original rustic theme, here is a table I recently finished... a small table to go alongside a chair, just big enough for a drink and a book. This one if for my own cabin, but currently I'm working on a couple more like this to sell.

The tabletop is oak, a piece that accidentally split off nearly flat while I was splitting firewood from a tree that I had to take down next to my cabin. I hand planed it flat. The base is mountain laurel.

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been working on the yard all week after work, have too many trees , planted several when we bought the house mostly shag bark maples , collecting limbs at a rapid pace (smaller ones) makes for nice cozy evenings out at the fire pit
 
Wow. Great projects.
 
To continue on the original rustic theme, here is a table I recently finished... a small table to go alongside a chair, just big enough for a drink and a book. This one if for my own cabin, but currently I'm working on a couple more like this to sell.

The tabletop is oak, a piece that accidentally split off nearly flat while I was splitting firewood from a tree that I had to take down next to my cabin. I hand planed it flat. The base is mountain laurel.

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you guys get mountain laurel that far north? stuff is amazing down here , love the twists and turns of the limbs, you caught a great piece for your table base, got me to thinkin.

really nice piece my friend
 
Very neat stuff everyone! Thanks for sharing.
 
Jags- thanks! flatten it, and used a rounded end chisel. This was a case where the exact way that we did it wasn't the easiest way, just to teach us to deal with weird shaped steel that resulted from the cut.
 
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