New Bedroom set from start to finish.

[John Scane]

Hi all,

It's been awhile since I've been on here. I've been working on art related projects a lot lately but now I'm starting a new commission bedroom set. I thought I would post pics of the project as I'm working on it. I hope you enjoy it.

I'll start with a few boring ones of the wood for the project.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/js040667/bubinga_slab_-cut.jpg
Bubinga slab 42"wide, 3.25 thick and 16' long
Being cut into 8 pcs so they are managable....about 120lbs each

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/js040667/rough_lumber.jpg

rough maple and resawn bubinga

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/js040667/nitestand_legs_rough.jpg

maple rough cut to length, ready to be planed and jointed to become nightstand legs.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/js040667/nitestand_legs_for_glueup.jpg

4 legs ready to be rough shaped and glued up.


This first post is a little boring but that's how it all starts.


MORE to come

[Chris Padilla]

John,

None of this is boring here!! We all love to see the rough lumber go from rough to some utilitarian...it is such a wonderful process...look forward to even more boring pics from you...just keep 'em coming! :D

[Vaughn McMillan]

Man, that is one big hunk of bubinga! I'll bet you don't just run down to Home Depot to pick one of those up. I'm also guessing you didn't unload that one from the truck by yourself, either.

Keep us posted on the project...it looks like it's gonna be fun.

- Vaughn

[Karl Laustrup]

Boring? I think NOT!

Looking forward to the progress in words and pictures. :)

Thanks for the tutorial John.

Karl

[lou sansone]

nice pictures. just curious why you did not simply get the bubinga in widths that you needed, rather than super wide. Except for mahogany I don't work with exotics so I my experinece is limited in this area. I would think that there was a premium price paid for the super wide stock as compared to more traditional widths in the 10 to 12 inch range. The maple look real nice. looking forward to the rest of the project
lou

[Kelly C. Hanna]

Wow, that's about as far from boring as I can think. You have a great project going there...looking forward to the next installment!

[Earl Kelly]

John, either you have a LOT of shaping to do on the Nightstand legs, or those are going to be some BIG HONKING nite stands. Makes my back hurt thinking about muscling around that Bubinga, that's heavy stuff. Keep coming with the pics.

[John Scane]

nice pictures. just curious why you did not simply get the bubinga in widths that you needed, rather than super wide. Except for mahogany I don't work with exotics so I my experinece is limited in this area. I would think that there was a premium price paid for the super wide stock as compared to more traditional widths in the 10 to 12 inch range. The maple look real nice. looking forward to the rest of the project
lou

Lou,

The bubinga was a little expensive but part of the reason is that it's highly figured. I got it for this project because the client wanted a solid piece for the headboard so I can realign the cut pieces back up and it will be. It definetly would have been easier to use more common stock, this has been a lot of heavy lifting. That slab weighed in at over 1100 lbs when delivered.

"John, either you have a LOT of shaping to do on the Nightstand legs, or those are going to be some BIG HONKING nite stands."

Yea A LOT of shaping is right, I'll try and post some sketches of the project.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

John....please keep those photos coming. For those of us who are just beginning it's a real learning experience! Thanks for posting!