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My landlady Roberta is on a fixed income and lost a big piece of it recently. She was not able to make her monthly mortgage payments.
However she did have an office room that she could rent if we could find a place for her office. We decided to build a loft bed in her bedroom to make room for the office. There was no money, and I had almost no time, so we offered a free woodworking class. From this we got: Education for the students, a cash flow for Roberta, a beautiful piece of work for me to show off, and everybody had a great time!
That is my landlady in the blue, and some of the volunteers/students who made this happen.
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#1 posted 02-07-2013 03:07 AM
really cool and unique!, john! I’ve never seen a bed with a spiral staircase :) great design.
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#2 posted 02-07-2013 03:12 AM
Incredibly cool solution, design, build and story! Thanks for sharing and best wishes.
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#3 posted 02-07-2013 03:25 AM
Cool project, thanks for posting!
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#4 posted 02-07-2013 03:59 AM
Great project! Love the spiral staircase!
Thanks for sharing!
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#5 posted 02-07-2013 05:46 AM
I just finished a loft bed too but would never have thought of a stair case like that. Way to go…..............
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#6 posted 02-07-2013 06:46 AM
The students got alot to if you taught them curve form, very awesome.
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#7 posted 02-07-2013 10:31 AM
Very nice work. Love the stairs.
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#8 posted 02-07-2013 12:54 PM
Really well done project for a great cause. A big win all around, I would have loved to be part of that class to learn to work in a curved form.
-- ***Pat*** Rookie woodworker looking for an education!!!
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#9 posted 02-07-2013 01:14 PM
I’m digging this!
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#10 posted 02-07-2013 02:12 PM
Nice job!! Love the stair case, very creative.
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#11 posted 02-07-2013 02:34 PM
nice looking
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#12 posted 02-07-2013 03:23 PM
Great job for a great cause. You solved a lot of problems with this project. I love that staircase.
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#13 posted 02-07-2013 05:31 PM
That’s so cool! Wonderfully made.
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#14 posted 02-08-2013 01:33 AM
Very nice way to pay it forward on so many levels and end up with a neat bed. Good on ya.
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#15 posted 02-08-2013 03:09 PM
A really beautiful and great project for a good cause. Amazing wood and build on that loft bed with an awesome staircase.
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