Wanlnut Bed

About a month ago I was lucky enough to acquire a load of 100 year old walnut beams out in rural PA. After going back and forth with a client we decided to use them for a bed I was designing for him. I'm really happy with the turn out on this one.

I re-sawed the beams down to 2" thick planks them finished planed them down to 1 3/4". The entire frame is constructed of 1 3/4" walnut. All of the supports are made of 3/4" walnut with a 2"x2" center support. I finished the bed with 3 coats of Danish oil with the first coat being wet sanded in with 400 grit sandpaper. After that dried I wet sanded the entire bed with mineral spirits and xxxx steel wool.

A lot of change

I know I haven't written anything on here in a while, that doesn't mean that I haven't been busy! A lot of changes have been happening. In the past few months I've taken thoughts and turn them into actions. Then used actions to drain my bank account with the hopes of starting a new chapter in my life.

I've gone on a buying spree of new (well new to me) equipment for my workshop. I've also bought a ton of really beautiful wood, mostly walnut slabs and ambrosia maple. I can't help myself, it's taken over my life. My goal is to be settled into a new larger workshop in Brooklyn by the end of the year. Then the goal will be to make enough money to keep that workshop!