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Ep 4: Pierced Cutouts and Carved Relief

Kevin uses a jigsaw, router and templates to make the cutout and relieved areas of the headboard. Then he adds a beautiful carved texture to the relieved area using a gouge.

By Kevin Rodel Jul 13, 2017

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Videos in the Series

Ep 1: Introduction to Kevin Rodel’s Arts and Crafts Bed
June 29, 2017

Designed after a four-post bed by Gustav Stickley, this queen-size version features a Glasgow-style inlay and can be adapted to suit any mattress height. The construction is mortise-and-tenon, the posts…
Ep 2: Shaping the bed posts
June 29, 2017

After cutting the mortises on a hollow-chisel mortiser, Kevin shapes the posts of this bed using a bandsaw, sander, and block plane
Ep 3: Headboard & Footboard Rails
July 6, 2017

In this episode, Kevin makes the template he’ll use to curve the top rails, cuts mortises in the rails, puts tenons on the end, and finally adds the curves using the bandsaw and router
Ep 4: Pierced Cutouts and Carved Relief
July 13, 2017

Kevin uses a jigsaw, router and templates to make the cutout and relieved areas of the headboard. Then he adds a beautiful carved texture to the relieved area using a gouge.
Ep 5: Bed Panels & Rails
July 20, 2017

In this episode, Kevin adds the tenons to the bed panels and side rails using the tablesaw and bandsaw
Ep 6: Inlay Prep — Creating the Banding and Templates
July 27, 2017

In this episode, Kevin gets started on the inlay by making banding out of maple, and most importantly, creating the templates that will be used throughout the inlay process
Ep 7: Routing the Channels
August 3, 2017

Armed with the perfect templates, Kevin starts routing the inlay channels on the complex headboard inlay
Ep 8: Curved Inlay
August 10, 2017

In this episode, Kevin inlays the curved banding and finishes off the straight sections of the main panel
Ep 9: Completing the Stringing
August 16, 2017

Kevin completes the stringing by adding the vertical stems and the 1/4-in horizontal base
Ep 10: Inlaid Spades
August 24, 2017

In this episode, Kevin starts the process of the spade and heart inlay by creating a veneer "sandwich", cutting out the spade inserts, and finally creating the pocket to receive the inserts.
Ep 11: Inlaid Hearts
August 31, 2017

In this episode, Kevin starts the continues the inlay cutting out the heart inserts.
Ep 12: Pewter Inserts
September 7, 2017

In this episode, Kevin finishes off the inlay by adding the pewter inserts, scraping and sanding them just like wood
Ep 13: Assembly
September 14, 2017

In the conclusion on this video workshop, Kevin puts on a show tackling a very difficult glue-up solo, and finishing it all of by assembling the bed with specialty bed hardware.

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About This Video Workshop

Due to their size, beds can seem like an intimidating project for many woodworkers. Add to that the joinery required in Arts and Crafts pieces, and they can be downright daunting. Thankfully, Kevin Rodel is a master of Arts and Crafts furniture and has made many beds. With his techniques and know-how, Kevin has broken the process down to small steps, that with enough time and care, anyone can follow. In this video workshop, you’ll… More about this Video Workshop

Comments

user-7596380 | Aug 01, 2020 03:35pm | #1
"Why do I go to this trouble? Because I don't like sanding" is the best, most honest and reasoned answer I have ever heard anyone give. Bravo, Mr. Rodel.
turnertoo | Aug 12, 2021 08:12am | #2
Finest such furniture and craftsmanship anywhere, but don't hear much about Kevin these days, last saw him at Fine Woodworking Live 2018.
emilian_ | Sep 07, 2024 01:56pm | #3
This was a really helpful video. If any FW editors read these comments, I'd like to suggest that FW write an article on these types of decorative uses for gouges - textures, recesses, and other carved elements that add unique handmade details to fine furniture and decorative pieces. For example, how to work with and against the grain, when to use a mallet, how to start and stop the carvings on well-defined lines, and how to integrate a textural surface with the rest of the piece.

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