What tool should I use to make these curved pieces?

[Intex]

I am starting a bed project, trying to imitate a design I saw
I know how to glue up and cut the bed side rails and foot rail, which are 2”x2” , but am not sure how to cut the curved foot legs or the curved headboard top or curve at bottom of headboard?.

The headboard has a sold frame, with a solid floating insert that is made with glued up panels , probably 1” thick, which I guess I can do by making the insert with tenon style edge all the way around and the frame with a dado on the inside to accept the insert

Any help/ideas would be appreciated

 

[Intex]

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[MaineShop]

To me that looks like a lot of router work with some pattern jigs

 

[threesixright]

You need some thick stock and route a lot of material.

What you could do (maybe) is  make it from 3 pieces: like 2 boards + a thicker beam. Glue it (with domino’s) and then route the top and bottom side of the beam (red line).

It might not look great from a grain perspective, but it will be much easier to do.

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[Cheese]

To me that looks like a lot of router work with some pattern jigs

Plus some band saw or jig saw work.

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[zapdafish]

I've watched videos where they use rasps

 

[nclemmons]

[member=62093]Intex[/member]  Herre's how I'd approach that...

For the foot-board legs, start with a 2x2 piece if that is the size, and cut the rough outline of the inside curves of the legs and taper with a bandsaw.  Then pin-nail or double stick a template that matches the leg pattern on the outside and use that with a flush trimming router bit in a router table.  The outside radius you can do with a roundover bit in the router.

I'd use knock-down fasteners from the back side to assemble, potentially with a dowel or dominos for alignment and additional strength.  You could also use right angle brackets on the inside as an alternative.

For the headboard, the two posts can also be done with a template and router table.  I'd suggest a template made from 1/4" hardboard that you can easily cut and shape.  A spindle sander or a Festool sander with an interface pad would help with the curves to get the template right. 

 

[Intex]

Thank you all for the input, I guess I will try on a scrap piece to see if my router will handle a large roundover bit as needed on the top headboard.
For the bottom of the headboard I will wait until I have the leg piece done, then try to match the inside concave curve with another round bit.
The hardest part will probably be the legs, but I will try with a pattern first.
Is the method of putting in a floating panel in the headboard sound correct?

 

[JimD]

Another way to make the rounded corners and taper would be to drill with a forstener bit to make the rounded transition then bandsaw the taper.  The leg could be made this way quicker than routing to a template. 

 

[Intex]

Thank you all.
I have ordered a set of plans, which I did not know were available, but when I receive them, I will have a better idea of what I need to do, although they do not tell you how to accomplish the cuts
Thanks

 

[JonathanJung]

You'll need to use a fence for the roundover, since there won't be any flat portion for the bearing to ride on.

 

[Intex]

There are two pieces on the headboard rails that need two different edges:

1. On the top it is a 1" Radius curve 5 feet long
2. On the bottom there is a 1/2" Radius concave cove

Since I have never done this large of a radius with a router, and suggestions as to bit and method? Instead of using my Festool handheld router I am thinking using the router table

Any suggestions on how to also cut a 0.38" slot in the bottom and top rails to hold the floating headboard ?

I have already made templates for the legs in 1/4" plywood, which I will use with a 2" flush trim bit to cut out the 2 3/4" walnut stock.