Andrew Pitonyak
07-05-2014, 11:01 AM
I have been building (and am currently building) some under the bed storage.
The first one that I built, has four wheels so that it will roll under a bed. The wheels use 3" so I created a space for the wheels inside of the box so that I would have more storage in the box. The wheels protrude out the bottom by about 1.25". This rolls very easily. I used pocket holes to assemble the carcass. My 6 year old fits inside this thing.
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My 7 year old is a tighter fit
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Next, I decided to build some drawers that did not use wheels (which is why I posted asking where to find adhesive backed felt pads http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?219378-Adhesive-baced-felt-pads-for-furniture). Note that this particular bed we inherited from a relative. I think that the die rail is African mahogany. There is a bunch of beautiful veneer on this bed. I used scrap wood for all of these (well, mostly scrap). The plywood carcass is what ever I had sitting around. The fronts are some cherry that I had. I cut the front "handles" so that nothing would protrude to hit your feet on when you jumped out of bed.
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I don't cut many half blind dovetails. I learned a trick from Derek Cohen and I drilled a bit of the waste out with a hand drill, made it much easier to chop out than my last half blind dovetails. I think that they came out reasonable given my skill level (or lack of skill level).
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I added a handle on the back side so that the drawer could be easily carried (the drawer is a bit large to otherwise easily carry). I was more hurried on the rear dovetails (that I also cut by hand) and I think that it shows.
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The first one that I built, has four wheels so that it will roll under a bed. The wheels use 3" so I created a space for the wheels inside of the box so that I would have more storage in the box. The wheels protrude out the bottom by about 1.25". This rolls very easily. I used pocket holes to assemble the carcass. My 6 year old fits inside this thing.
292369
My 7 year old is a tighter fit
292370
Next, I decided to build some drawers that did not use wheels (which is why I posted asking where to find adhesive backed felt pads http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?219378-Adhesive-baced-felt-pads-for-furniture). Note that this particular bed we inherited from a relative. I think that the die rail is African mahogany. There is a bunch of beautiful veneer on this bed. I used scrap wood for all of these (well, mostly scrap). The plywood carcass is what ever I had sitting around. The fronts are some cherry that I had. I cut the front "handles" so that nothing would protrude to hit your feet on when you jumped out of bed.
292371
I don't cut many half blind dovetails. I learned a trick from Derek Cohen and I drilled a bit of the waste out with a hand drill, made it much easier to chop out than my last half blind dovetails. I think that they came out reasonable given my skill level (or lack of skill level).
292375
I added a handle on the back side so that the drawer could be easily carried (the drawer is a bit large to otherwise easily carry). I was more hurried on the rear dovetails (that I also cut by hand) and I think that it shows.
292376