stvrowe
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The queen size Greene & Greene bed is now finished. This is the first bed I have made and it is constructed of khaya and Gaboon ebony. All I need now are the mattress & box spring. There are 106 Dominos (90 structural) in this build ranging from 5mm through 14mm. I also built a support structure to support the center of the slats to prevent mattress sagging. The bed is sitting on some flooring scraps since the weight of the slats is insufficient to compress the carpet and pad under the support structure. Once the mattress in installed, the blocks will be removed.
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Bed next to nightstand built in Darrell Peart's Arched Aurora Nightstand class.
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Close-up of headboard showing ebony plugs and the faux through tenon
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Close-up of rail connection. I used the Stafast bed-kit with two 14mm Dominos at each joint. The Domino end entering the footboard and headboard legs have been sanded and lubricated with paraffin wax for ease of assembly/dis-assembly. To prevent loss of the wrench, I used a 1/8" rare earth magnet pushed into a 7/64" hole in the side rail support.
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Closeup of slat to side rail connection to maintain position of slats. I used 5mm Dominos inserted but not glued into the support rail for ease of replacement should it be necessary (they are hard enough to get out when not glued in place). The slats were milled with the 6mm Domino cutter to provide some wiggle room for assembly/dis-assembly.
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Bed next to nightstand built in Darrell Peart's Arched Aurora Nightstand class.
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Close-up of headboard showing ebony plugs and the faux through tenon
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Close-up of rail connection. I used the Stafast bed-kit with two 14mm Dominos at each joint. The Domino end entering the footboard and headboard legs have been sanded and lubricated with paraffin wax for ease of assembly/dis-assembly. To prevent loss of the wrench, I used a 1/8" rare earth magnet pushed into a 7/64" hole in the side rail support.
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Closeup of slat to side rail connection to maintain position of slats. I used 5mm Dominos inserted but not glued into the support rail for ease of replacement should it be necessary (they are hard enough to get out when not glued in place). The slats were milled with the 6mm Domino cutter to provide some wiggle room for assembly/dis-assembly.
