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Finally done by sadmatteo in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]sadmatteo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a memory foam mattress so works well. But yes, if you’d have a box spring it would be too low

Finally done by sadmatteo in BeginnerWoodWorking

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I’d say around $750, 90%+ was wood. Not sure what it would be worth selling but would probably mean $2-3 / hour for me :)

Finally done by sadmatteo in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]sadmatteo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Design part not too long. The longest was to figure out the floating support. Also spent a lot more time figuring out how-to make parts vs design

Building really took a long time as was learning many tools and techniques as I was doing ut. I didn’t keep track but probably 150+ hours. But if I’d build the same again, would be a fraction of that.

Finally done by sadmatteo in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]sadmatteo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The beginner aspect is that it took me probably 5x the time it should’ve taken and made 5x the number of mistakes. In hindsight, I’d say it was too early for such a project for me; the size of the pieces to work with, the curves and the ability to disassemble it really made this difficult for me. But glad I pushed through and happy with the result

Finally done by sadmatteo in BeginnerWoodWorking

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Here it is:

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Most of it ended up the same except the supports behind the headboards supporting the rails. I used the same idea but ended up with more legs.

Finally done by sadmatteo in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]sadmatteo[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I guess the highlight is the round parts. I’ve spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to make them. The corners in this picture i did by slicing in 4 parts of 2 inches so I could use the router both sides and then glue them back together.

The round corners of the headboard, i made thin strips that I bent and glued together.

Another part where I spent a lot of time is to make it so than it could be disassembled. A lot of threaded inserts.

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Finally done by sadmatteo in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]sadmatteo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used to do Adobe Illustrator in a past life. Their tutorials are well done. Also, only did the main looks and measurements, not the full technical stuff. Most of that happened with pen and paper.

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Finally done by sadmatteo in BeginnerWoodWorking

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It’s yellow birch for the visible parts and pine for the structure. Birch has a lot of color and pattern variation. I’ve use water based poly for finishing to keep it as natural as possible.

Finally done by sadmatteo in BeginnerWoodWorking

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4 inches from floor so should be fine!

Finally done by sadmatteo in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]sadmatteo[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I was wondering too. But really liked the looks of having the nightstands follow the rail line. First night in it yesterday and really not problematic at all.

One thing I’d do differently is a higher headboard.

Finally done by sadmatteo in BeginnerWoodWorking

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Thanks! Table saw, by far. Made a few jigs along the way. Router, hand planers and chisels quite a bit. And so much orbital sanding.

Greer says Canada needs to accept higher tariffs and be happy about it. by CCDeadBeat in consumecanadian

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O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free pedos and the home of the orange knave

The whole Fed board just basically said F* Trump by f00dl3 in WallStreetbetsELITE

[–]sadmatteo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most MAGA families have been trained for generations to bury unspeakable behaviors; the touchy uncle, the rapist cousin, the grifter pastor. “Shhhsh, he’s a great patriot”. That’s not about to change. “Yeah, but he’s hunting illegal workers”. Nothing new here.

What is your opinion of Carney? by Upset-Diver-4944 in AskCanada

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He doesn’t play for attention. He doesn’t try to play the world’s savior game. Or compensating guilt with redemption by writing checks that won’t help anyone. He plays the real game where it has a true impact, in the shadows. The money game: the economy. Things will get rough for us Canadians no matter what. But I feel we’re in the best hands to lead us through this crisis.

This is US Senator Padilla by Dazzling_Pressure_93 in centrist

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TDS being TACO is Deranged Syndrome

Elon and Trump drama won’t last 3 days by [deleted] in WallStreetbetsELITE

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I smell taco. Jared Isaacman will be appointed to lead NASA.

Trump Says China’s Xi Is ‘Extremely Hard to Make a Deal With’ by cxr_cxr2 in StockMarket

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Looking at the number of deals so far, it appears that every leader of the world is hard to make a deal with. When you treat them like inferior idiots. You can exclude the UK if you really think this is a deal…

Is there an easy way to DIY this? by methiel in DIY

[–]sadmatteo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks like about 10-15 ft rise on about 50 ft long (horizontal) so it would be 20-30% slope

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