Comments

1. 
   Willan | Jan 22, 2010 12:25am | #1

   You are a patient man Greg, nice to see work of this caliber.

   Your daughter is a lucky girl.

   Well done!

2. 
   Jurgen01 | Jan 27, 2010 03:13pm | #2

   This is very well done. Your design, materials, and woodworking skills have combined to yield a beautiful and useful piece of furniture. Your daughter will treasure this bed for many years to come -- and I suspect the grandchildren will get good use out of it, too. Thanks for the photos.

   P.S. I have made several beds like this, so I have to ask: Did you use a hollow chisel mortiser in the construction of this bed? :-)

3. 
   GregD_4847 | Jan 29, 2010 12:28am | #3

   Jurgen,

   Thank you for the comment. All the mortises were created using my floor standing drill press and mortising kit. I've done mortises by hand on a number of earlier projects. I was building a cradle last year for our friends who were expecting their first grandchild and the sheer number of mortises I needed to cut forced me to consider automating the process and using my drill press. I'm very happy I made the shift, since the Mission bed I just made has well over 100 mortises in it. There's no way I would have cut them all by hand and finish the other Christmas projects I was making for my family in time for the holidays (a Cape Cod themed oak bar for my son, a coffee table for my wife and a loft bed for my son.

   Thanks again

4. 
   eddy23170 | Jul 09, 2013 08:11pm | #4

   Dear Greg,
   I am very interested in buying four oak posts from you to complete a project like this. Please contact me if you might be willing to make them for me.

   Chad Cooper
   [email protected]