First Project: Twin Size Day-Bed-Like Bed for kid

[sofa_king_rad]

This is my first project and has been a slow process. Having a new baby in the middle put a 6 month hold on progress. I've started to dedicate time to it again and am finally making real progress. This was my first time using a router or a track saw. I still have a ways to go, but its feeing like progress.

This one head/foot board is close to done. I want to chamfer the outside corners on the posts, and will put a curly maple board on top to cap it off and maybe and a routed edge around it. I didn't find actual plans for what we wanted, but did find some DIY stuff close that mainly used pocket screws.

I'm still not certain how we will finish, original plan was to paint white, but i've tried to do a decent job with finish and selecting wood that would turn out okay without being painted.

The middle cross boards are curly maple that i laminated together. The long rails connecting the head and foot board will also be curly maple. They had sold it to me at regular maple price. when i went back to get more I learned this and wasn't going to spend for it. So the posts are just solid maple. The plywood is birch.

Anyway, here's my progress so far. It's been a learning process for sure and this group has been a huge help.

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laid out to help visualize, cross and posts are domino'd.
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These two are the finished side out:
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This will be the inside, bed mattress side:
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My plan is to make the other head/foot board exactly the same and place it against the wall lengthwise in the middle of a wall, like how a day bed would be, then build two tall narrow bookshelf to place on each end of the bed.

 

[bobfog]

Looking good, especially for a first attempt. One piece of advice, you need to use more clamps when laminating stock if you want a perfectly tight lamination.

 

[sofa_king_rad]

Looking good, especially for a first attempt. One piece of advice, you need to use more clamps when laminating stock if you want a perfectly tight lamination.

I used 5 and it seemed pretty good, but good to know.

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[bobfog]

My comment was in relation to this photo where the gap indicates the stock doesn't seem quite as tight as it could be.

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[sofa_king_rad]

Ah I see. That may look the way because of the overlap. I offset the boards so that I could use one of the factory cut edges to square it off of. Once I cut cut down each laminated Baird, I don't think I had any with gap issues. But more clamps may still help.

 

[Holmz]

Looks good.
I would round over the sharp edges a bit so that the kiddies do not have as easy a time of getting injured should there be horse play. Even just a small radius or chamfer helps

 

[rubber_ducky]

Nice work!

I must say... that's one h3ll of a shop with this being your first project. Is it your own equipment? If so, there's nothing like jumping in with both feet. I like it!

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[bkharman]

Looking good, especially for a first attempt. One piece of advice, you need to use more clamps when laminating stock if you want a perfectly tight lamination.

If you are going to do more lam work, invest in (or build) some cauls. Get more done with less clamps.

Looks great so far mate.

Cheers. Bryan.

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[sofa_king_rad]

Nice work!

I must say... that's one h3ll of a shop with this being your first project. Is it your own equipment? If so, there's nothing like jumping in with both feet. I like it!

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Yeah it's my equipment. I use the Kapex and track occasionally with my trade so they were easy to justify. After that, I'm a believer in using tools that he'll get things done better and quicker. I started out without a domino but after some failed attempts, I realized the domino would save me oodles of time while I get better and learn more of this craft.

It's just a small corner of my garage. Definitely need to organize and clean up, but it's working for now.