Farmhouse Solid Cherry Bed

looks great

-- Mat

looks fantastic, what did you use for finish? I was looking at some pics of my bed right after I completed it (also requested by my wife- 10 yrs ago) and its amazing how cherry darkens so nicely over time.

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Jimmy,

The bed looks great . . . beautiful design and nice workmanship!

L/W

-- “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” Benjamin Franklin -- Jesus is the ONLY reason for ANY season.

Great job … can you say family heirloom?

Very nice bed, great job.

-- Soli Deo gloria!

thanks for the remarks.

I used teak oil on the bed. I like to stick to the oils, and let the wood change over time.

Wow! This is a beautiful bed. Nice work!

helluvawreck aka Charles
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-- helluvawreck aka Charles, http://woodworkingexpo.wordpress.com

beautiful

Like the looks of this one. Fav’d it.

What did you use for the rail to headboard/footboard attachment?

-- Jim, Michigan

Looks awesome – like the lines a lot!

The side stringers – are those solid cherry? Is there a different species inside? Just curious, hard to tell in the pictures.

Thanks!

Good eye, I glued ash to the inside. From the top it appears that the stringer is solid Cherry. The stringers are 12 inches wide, and I didn’t want to waste that much cherry wood that no one would ever see.