Josh Goldsmith
12-24-2005, 2:41 PM
Well i finally finished my wifes CHRISTMAS GIFTS. YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I thought i would show some of you guys. It was alot of fun but more a learning experience. I am really new to woodworking but man do i love
it! I made the headboard and nightstand out of Honduran Mahagony and 1/2 steel rod. I used a dull razor blade to chizle the sides and also to take chunks out of the wood. I also took carriage bolts cut them down and grinded the heads so they don't look new. My wife helped build the nightstand which was nice. I think i might have started her a new
hobby. Here are some pics.
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/2986/picture0110af.th.jpg (http://img403.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0110af.jpg)
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/1528/picture0120kh.th.jpg (http://img403.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0120kh.jpg)
http://img433.imageshack.us/img433/2923/picture0138zq.th.jpg (http://img433.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0138zq.jpg)
It is really hard to see but there are chunks taking out of the wood everywhere to make it look old. The stain really accents those spots.
http://img433.imageshack.us/img433/163/picture0145gd.th.jpg (http://img433.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0145gd.jpg)
As you can see in this pic my flash on the camera works quite well;) .
http://img433.imageshack.us/img433/3020/picture0064iv.th.jpg (http://img433.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0064iv.jpg)
The Nightstand is a little smaller than we orginally thought but it works!
http://img433.imageshack.us/img433/3613/picture0109cy.th.jpg (http://img433.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0109cy.jpg)
My favorite part about this pic is the fact that all the carriage bolts aren't in a line. I thought by putting them in a random line will help the look come to life.
http://img433.imageshack.us/img433/9017/picture0053dn.th.jpg (http://img433.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0053dn.jpg)
Here is the frame for the nightstand. I had to modify some drawer slides to the correct size and also modified them to work on the bottom insted of the sides.
http://img433.imageshack.us/img433/9983/picture0026pc.th.jpg (http://img433.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0026pc.jpg)
I think she had too much fun doing this!
http://img433.imageshack.us/img433/4008/picture0041xb.th.jpg (http://img433.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0041xb.jpg)
Now thats love when your wife is down stairs working with you!
I thought i would show some of you guys. It was alot of fun but more a learning experience. I am really new to woodworking but man do i love
it! I made the headboard and nightstand out of Honduran Mahagony and 1/2 steel rod. I used a dull razor blade to chizle the sides and also to take chunks out of the wood. I also took carriage bolts cut them down and grinded the heads so they don't look new. My wife helped build the nightstand which was nice. I think i might have started her a new
hobby. Here are some pics.
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/2986/picture0110af.th.jpg (http://img403.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0110af.jpg)
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/1528/picture0120kh.th.jpg (http://img403.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0120kh.jpg)
http://img433.imageshack.us/img433/2923/picture0138zq.th.jpg (http://img433.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0138zq.jpg)
It is really hard to see but there are chunks taking out of the wood everywhere to make it look old. The stain really accents those spots.
http://img433.imageshack.us/img433/163/picture0145gd.th.jpg (http://img433.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0145gd.jpg)
As you can see in this pic my flash on the camera works quite well;) .
http://img433.imageshack.us/img433/3020/picture0064iv.th.jpg (http://img433.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0064iv.jpg)
The Nightstand is a little smaller than we orginally thought but it works!
http://img433.imageshack.us/img433/3613/picture0109cy.th.jpg (http://img433.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0109cy.jpg)
My favorite part about this pic is the fact that all the carriage bolts aren't in a line. I thought by putting them in a random line will help the look come to life.
http://img433.imageshack.us/img433/9017/picture0053dn.th.jpg (http://img433.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0053dn.jpg)
Here is the frame for the nightstand. I had to modify some drawer slides to the correct size and also modified them to work on the bottom insted of the sides.
http://img433.imageshack.us/img433/9983/picture0026pc.th.jpg (http://img433.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0026pc.jpg)
I think she had too much fun doing this!
http://img433.imageshack.us/img433/4008/picture0041xb.th.jpg (http://img433.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture0041xb.jpg)
Now thats love when your wife is down stairs working with you!