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The Towers bedroom project, Completed!
Well the Tower Bedroom project is completed. My wife will add curtains to
the tower cubby openings and I will add a organizable storage unit in each of those storage areas. For all practical purposes the project is complete as designed. Thanks for all the past comments and please have another look at the end results. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...86012/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85682/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...11881/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85008/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...10977/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...79402/sizes/o/ |
The Towers bedroom project, Completed!
"Leon" wrote in message ... Well the Tower Bedroom project is completed. My wife will add curtains to the tower cubby openings and I will add a organizable storage unit in each of those storage areas. For all practical purposes the project is complete as designed. Thanks for all the past comments and please have another look at the end results. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...86012/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85682/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...11881/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85008/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...10977/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...79402/sizes/o/ I was going to ask about the lights in the bridge. But picture number five answered that question. Where is the light switch? Are the lights dimmable? I like the cubby holes. Where is the beer cooler and big screen TV? ;-) Looks good. I imagine the missus is very pleased. |
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"Lee Michaels" wrote in message ... I was going to ask about the lights in the bridge. But picture number five answered that question. Where is the light switch? Are the lights dimmable? There are two, 5 white light LED's ineach lamp and each lamp has its own dimmer. I built a swivel mount for each lamp so that they can be aimed at the towers for reflective light or straight down or towards the center of the bed. They will turn up in power to almost too much light. Each lamp halso has a rocker switch of on and off. I did however add a pull chain switch to the back side of the light bridge as a master switch on each side. I bought the lamps at Lowes. I like the cubby holes. They are very handy for hiding the clutter that normally shows up on the bed side table. Additionally the front side of the cubby actually opens, the muntin door, to expose more hard to reach areas in case you need to get in farther. Where is the beer cooler and big screen TV? ;-) No beer cooler. ;~) There is however a 32" LCD TV mounted to the wall over the bedroom door. Our ceilings are 10' tall so it was an easy fit. I ran a 50' component cable from the HDDVR in the livingroom to the bedroom TV and use RF controllers so that we can watch TV and use the living room HD DVR. Looks good. I imagine the missus is very pleased. Thank you! My wife is pleased. BTY she made the Nlack White and Red quilt that is pictured on the bed. |
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On Mar 19, 10:37*am, "Leon" wrote:
Well the Tower Bedroom project is completed. *My wife will add curtains to the tower cubby openings and I will add a organizable storage unit in each of those storage areas. * For all practical purposes the project is complete as designed. Thanks for all the past comments and please have another look at the end results. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...86012/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85682/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...11881/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85008/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...10977/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...79402/sizes/o/ Excellent! I wasn't sure about the design before, but now that I see it all as a whole it resonates with me. I will make sure NOT to show this to Angela. G |
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"Robatoy" wrote in message ... On Mar 19, 10:37 am, "Leon" wrote: Well the Tower Bedroom project is completed. My wife will add curtains to the tower cubby openings and I will add a organizable storage unit in each of those storage areas. For all practical purposes the project is complete as designed. Excellent! I wasn't sure about the design before, but now that I see it all as a whole it resonates with me. I will make sure NOT to show this to Angela. G Thank you Sir! I can admit that the early tower pictures looked like a design that was incomplete. Basically they looked unfinished until I added the top caps to integrate with the light bridge. Because I only recently finished the light bridge design I was not sure how the towers would be finished off. That was part of the plan. LOL |
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"Robatoy" wrote Excellent! I wasn't sure about the design before, but now that I see it all as a whole it resonates with me. I will make sure NOT to show this to Angela. G Smart move. It would be an incredible amount of work (and expense) to make such a project out of granite. :-) |
The Towers bedroom project, Completed!
On 3/19/2010 9:37 AM, Leon wrote:
Well the Tower Bedroom project is completed. My wife will add curtains to the tower cubby openings and I will add a organizable storage unit in each of those storage areas. For all practical purposes the project is complete as designed. Mighty magnificent, as usual, Leon! When you get mine finished, bring it on over and I'll see if Linda will help you unload it. ;) -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 10/22/08 KarlC@ (the obvious) |
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On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:42:24 -0500, "Leon"
wrote: Thank you Sir! I can admit that the early tower pictures looked like a design that was incomplete. Basically they looked unfinished until I added the top caps to integrate with the light bridge. Because I only recently finished the light bridge design I was not sure how the towers would be finished off. That was part of the plan. LOL You realize of course that you should sell these plans as a complete package. I figure $25 for the full set should suffice. Either market them yourself or put them out on a few dozen woodworking tool such as Lee Valley Tools. Should pay for a few toys and regular trips down to the Bahamas. |
The Towers bedroom project, Completed!
On 3/19/2010 10:37 AM, Leon wrote:
Well the Tower Bedroom project is completed. My wife will add curtains to the tower cubby openings and I will add a organizable storage unit in each of those storage areas. For all practical purposes the project is complete as designed. Thanks for all the past comments and please have another look at the end results. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...86012/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85682/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...11881/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85008/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...10977/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...79402/sizes/o/ Just a lurker most of the time but this really struck a chord. Fantastic workmanship!!!!!! Sure wish I had the guts to tackle something of this magnitude. |
The Towers bedroom project, Completed!
On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:37:40 -0500, "Leon"
wrote: Well the Tower Bedroom project is completed. My wife will add curtains to the tower cubby openings and I will add a organizable storage unit in each of those storage areas. For all practical purposes the project is complete as designed. Thanks for all the past comments and please have another look at the end results. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...86012/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85682/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...11881/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85008/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...10977/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...79402/sizes/o/ ....I LOVE the bed design! Very cool... cg |
The Towers bedroom project, Completed!
On 3/19/10 10:37 AM, Leon wrote:
Well the Tower Bedroom project is completed. My wife will add curtains to the tower cubby openings and I will add a organizable storage unit in each of those storage areas. For all practical purposes the project is complete as designed. Thanks for all the past comments and please have another look at the end results. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...86012/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85682/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...11881/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85008/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...10977/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...79402/sizes/o/ Amazing work Leon, now you just have to build a bigger bedroom to do it justice. ;-) -- Froz... The system will be down for 10 days for preventive maintenance. |
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"Upscale" wrote in message ... On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:42:24 -0500, "Leon" wrote: Thank you Sir! I can admit that the early tower pictures looked like a design that was incomplete. Basically they looked unfinished until I added the top caps to integrate with the light bridge. Because I only recently finished the light bridge design I was not sure how the towers would be finished off. That was part of the plan. LOL You realize of course that you should sell these plans as a complete package. I figure $25 for the full set should suffice. Either market them yourself or put them out on a few dozen woodworking tool such as Lee Valley Tools. Should pay for a few toys and regular trips down to the Bahamas. Hummmmm I may revisit that. Years a go when I was doing 2D drawings I considered doing that but with 2D there was too much chance of error. With 3D Sketchup, an error is a glaring sore thumb and easy to correct. I totally depended on my drawings with few dimensions. Cutlist 5.0 and Cutlist Plus pretty much told me how to cut the pieces. |
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"Swingman" wrote in message ... On 3/19/2010 9:37 AM, Leon wrote: Well the Tower Bedroom project is completed. My wife will add curtains to the tower cubby openings and I will add a organizable storage unit in each of those storage areas. For all practical purposes the project is complete as designed. Mighty magnificent, as usual, Leon! When you get mine finished, bring it on over and I'll see if Linda will help you unload it. ;) No kiddd'n. Thank you, again. |
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"rmorton" wrote in message ... On 3/19/2010 10:37 AM, Leon wrote: Well the Tower Bedroom project is completed. My wife will add curtains to the tower cubby openings and I will add a organizable storage unit in each of those storage areas. For all practical purposes the project is complete as designed. Thanks for all the past comments and please have another look at the end results. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...86012/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85682/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...11881/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85008/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...10977/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...79402/sizes/o/ Just a lurker most of the time but this really struck a chord. Fantastic workmanship!!!!!! Sure wish I had the guts to tackle something of this magnitude. ;~) Me too. Had I not designed it with Sketchup it may not have ever gotyen off the ground. I had no concept of the project in July of last year. Starting in October and finishing sometime in November of last year the towers were complete, December 1, the bed platform, foot and head boards were complete in time for the new king sized bed. Through January I built the 18 drawers for the under bed storage and made the 8 cherry muntins, all with half lap jointery, to fit inside the upper panel openings in the head and foot boards. With a hardship in the family it took me several more weeks to complete the light bridge. THANK YOU. |
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"Chasgroh" wrote in message ... On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:37:40 -0500, "Leon" wrote: Well the Tower Bedroom project is completed. My wife will add curtains to the tower cubby openings and I will add a organizable storage unit in each of those storage areas. For all practical purposes the project is complete as designed. Thanks for all the past comments and please have another look at the end results. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...86012/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85682/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...11881/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85008/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...10977/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...79402/sizes/o/ ...I LOVE the bed design! Very cool... Thank you! |
The Towers bedroom project, Completed!
"FrozenNorth" wrote in message ... On 3/19/10 10:37 AM, Leon wrote: Well the Tower Bedroom project is completed. My wife will add curtains to the tower cubby openings and I will add a organizable storage unit in each of those storage areas. For all practical purposes the project is complete as designed. Thanks for all the past comments and please have another look at the end results. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...86012/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85682/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...11881/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85008/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...10977/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...79402/sizes/o/ Amazing work Leon, now you just have to build a bigger bedroom to do it justice. ;-) No Kidding! We just cannot seem to talk ourselves into moving into a bigger house, especially since this one was paid off in 1997. My wife and almost pulled the trigger on a new home last weekend. We liked a 3087 sq foot new home... Price was very right, $121,999. I did not like the garage. Actually with the addition of the light bridge between the towers the room looks bigger, believe that or not. ;~) Thank you! |
The Towers bedroom project, Completed!
"Leon" wrote in message
... Well the Tower Bedroom project is completed. My wife will add curtains to the tower cubby openings and I will add a organizable storage unit in each of those storage areas. For all practical purposes the project is complete as designed. Thanks for all the past comments and please have another look at the end results. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...86012/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85682/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...11881/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85008/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...10977/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...79402/sizes/o/ Mighty fine piece of work there, Leon. Congrats on a great job. Max |
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Truly awesome.
Bill "Max" wrote in message ... "Leon" wrote in message ... Well the Tower Bedroom project is completed. My wife will add curtains to the tower cubby openings and I will add a organizable storage unit in each of those storage areas. For all practical purposes the project is complete as designed. Thanks for all the past comments and please have another look at the end results. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...86012/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85682/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...11881/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85008/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...10977/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...79402/sizes/o/ Mighty fine piece of work there, Leon. Congrats on a great job. Max |
The Towers bedroom project, Completed!
Leon wrote:
Well the Tower Bedroom project is completed. My wife will add curtains to the tower cubby openings and I will add a organizable storage unit in each of those storage areas. For all practical purposes the project is complete as designed. Thanks for all the past comments and please have another look at the end results. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...86012/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85682/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...11881/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85008/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...10977/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...79402/sizes/o/ You just made my Murphy bed project look easy! Keep plugging - Doug |
The Towers bedroom project, Completed!
On Mar 19, 9:37*am, "Leon" wrote:
Well the Tower Bedroom project is completed. *My wife will add curtains to the tower cubby openings and I will add a organizable storage unit in each of those storage areas. * For all practical purposes the project is complete as designed. Thanks for all the past comments and please have another look at the end results. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...86012/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85682/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...11881/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85008/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...10977/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...79402/sizes/o/ Gorgeous!! You should be very proud of this one! |
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On 3/19/2010 9:37 AM, Leon wrote:
Well the Tower Bedroom project is completed. My wife will add curtains to the tower cubby openings and I will add a organizable storage unit in each of those storage areas. For all practical purposes the project is complete as designed. Looks good - I especially like the headboard/footboard styles. -- Morris Dovey DeSoto Solar DeSoto, Iowa USA http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/ |
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Thank you Max
"Max" wrote in message ... "Leon" wrote in message ... Well the Tower Bedroom project is completed. My wife will add curtains to the tower cubby openings and I will add a organizable storage unit in each of those storage areas. For all practical purposes the project is complete as designed. Thanks for all the past comments and please have another look at the end results. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...86012/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85682/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...11881/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85008/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...10977/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...79402/sizes/o/ Mighty fine piece of work there, Leon. Congrats on a great job. Max |
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"Bill" wrote in message ... Truly awesome. Bill Thank you Bill |
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"Doug Winterburn" wrote in message ... You just made my Murphy bed project look easy! Keep plugging - Doug Well it did take a while but it was really pretty straight forward, just lots of details. Thank you Doug, |
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"GarageWoodworks" wrote in message ... Gorgeous!! You should be very proud of this one! Thank you Brian, it's a keeper... Too darn hard to take out of the room. ;~) I just wish the room was big enough to take decent shots. |
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"Morris Dovey" wrote in message ... On 3/19/2010 9:37 AM, Leon wrote: Well the Tower Bedroom project is completed. My wife will add curtains to the tower cubby openings and I will add a organizable storage unit in each of those storage areas. For all practical purposes the project is complete as designed. Looks good - I especially like the headboard/footboard styles. Thank you Morris. As a side, I priced 4x4 oak. IIRC around $600 for the posts. No thanks. I ended up building plywood posts, hollow in the center and cutting 3/16" thick oak veneer to glue around the perimeters. I saved about $550 doing them that way. ;~) Oh and BTY!!!! I used my Kerf Maker to make the muntins on the upper panels on the foot and head boards. All half lap jointery. First try, perfect fit. |
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On 3/19/2010 9:33 PM, Leon wrote:
"Morris wrote in message ... Looks good - I especially like the headboard/footboard styles. Thank you Morris. As a side, I priced 4x4 oak. IIRC around $600 for the posts. No thanks. I ended up building plywood posts, hollow in the center and cutting 3/16" thick oak veneer to glue around the perimeters. I saved about $550 doing them that way. ;~) I wouldn't have guessed from looking at the photos. I'm not sure you should tell people about that. :-D Oh and BTY!!!! I used my Kerf Maker to make the muntins on the upper panels on the foot and head boards. All half lap jointery. First try, perfect fit. Gotta love a tool that works this well. You might need to think about applying that savings toward the JM-1. ;-) -- Morris Dovey DeSoto Solar DeSoto, Iowa USA http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/ |
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"Leon" wrote in
: Well the Tower Bedroom project is completed. My wife will add curtains to the tower cubby openings and I will add a organizable storage unit in each of those storage areas. For all practical purposes the project is complete as designed. Thanks for all the past comments and please have another look at the end results. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...86012/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85682/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...11881/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85008/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...10977/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...79402/sizes/o/ Leon, Looks great. I will avoid showing my wife these photos just yet. I made the mistake of showing her Swingman's dining table so that will be my next big project. Again, great work!! Steve |
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WOW, Leon! Very nicely done!
I think I like the detailing on the project the best. I like the lines and patterns on the foot board and the drawers and doors. Just enough detail to make it look really classy. I am liking less complicated designs these days, and those look just about perfect to my eye. Like I said, just enough to make it look great. I caught your comment on making the posts from plywood and veneering them. Excellent. Like the others that have mentioned it, I am NOT going to let Kathy see this pics! Robert |
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"Leon" wrote in
: Well the Tower Bedroom project is completed. My wife will add curtains to the tower cubby openings and I will add a organizable storage unit in each of those storage areas. For all practical purposes the project is complete as designed. Thanks for all the past comments and please have another look at the end results. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...86012/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85682/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...11881/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85008/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...10977/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...79402/sizes/o/ WOOOOW!!! -- Best regards Han email address is invalid |
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Upscale wrote in
: You realize of course that you should sell these plans as a complete package. I figure $25 for the full set should suffice. Yes!! I'd like a set ... -- Best regards Han email address is invalid |
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"Han" wrote in message ... Upscale wrote in : You realize of course that you should sell these plans as a complete package. I figure $25 for the full set should suffice. Yes!! I'd like a set ... Promise not to distribut the plans and I will e-mail you the Sketchup drawing. Keep in mind that I have not proofed the plans but you can get a real good idea as to wow to build the project. You eill have to add your own dimensions. |
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"Morris Dovey" wrote in message ... On 3/19/2010 9:33 PM, Leon wrote: "Morris wrote in message ... Looks good - I especially like the headboard/footboard styles. Thank you Morris. As a side, I priced 4x4 oak. IIRC around $600 for the posts. No thanks. I ended up building plywood posts, hollow in the center and cutting 3/16" thick oak veneer to glue around the perimeters. I saved about $550 doing them that way. ;~) I wouldn't have guessed from looking at the photos. I'm not sure you should tell people about that. :-D If by any chance you loooked through the other pictures I have on Flickr, you may have noticed what I refer to as "toad stools" the post finals/capitols. They are on a 2x2x8 which slides down inside the hollow bed posts. Handy for removal when flipping the mattress and a simple solution for attachment. ;~) Oh and BTY!!!! I used my Kerf Maker to make the muntins on the upper panels on the foot and head boards. All half lap jointery. First try, perfect fit. Gotta love a tool that works this well. You might need to think about applying that savings toward the JM-1. ;-) I used it again on the light bridge, I neded to cut an 8' long dado to receive the plywood top. Again, first try was perfect and beat setting up for 1 dado. |
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"Steve" wrote in message . 153.165... Leon, Looks great. I will avoid showing my wife these photos just yet. I made the mistake of showing her Swingman's dining table so that will be my next big project. Again, great work!! Steve Thank you Steve. Go ahead and show your wife, dangle that carrot out there. |
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"Leon" wrote in
: "Han" wrote in message ... Upscale wrote in : You realize of course that you should sell these plans as a complete package. I figure $25 for the full set should suffice. Yes!! I'd like a set ... Promise not to distribut the plans and I will e-mail you the Sketchup drawing. Keep in mind that I have not proofed the plans but you can get a real good idea as to wow to build the project. You eill have to add your own dimensions. I promise, and fully understand. Not ready for immediate implementation, but I love the designs! You've got mail from my gmail address (I hope that removing "dot" was enough). -- Best regards Han email address is invalid |
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wrote in message ... WOW, Leon! Very nicely done! Thank you Robert! I think I like the detailing on the project the best. I like the lines and patterns on the foot board and the drawers and doors. Just enough detail to make it look really classy. You know,,,;~) here comes a life long dream story. When I was younger, probably in my early 20's, I had a reoccouring dream. I lived in a large house with a stair case that was on the outer walls. The stair case was lined with book cases on the landings that also served as "stair case dirrection changers"? The wood work was probably walnut and had lots of details. It was the kind of stair case that resembled a hall way and had lots of things to catch your attention. Basically the stair case "was" the destination, I never made it to the top in my dreams. I have always dreamed of having that house...HA! Well my wife are still in our starter home that we were only going to stay in for 4 or 5 years, 29 years ago. Oddly the house still works for us and I decided to make our small bed room into my "destination". I will confess that I got the head and foot board idea from an Amish furniture store. Their bed had the muntins in the upper panels similar to my bed. Because the bed was in an Amish store, and as you may very well know, you are not allowed to take pictures. I had to make a mental image and everything evolved from there. The lower bed storage drawers, towers, and light bridge are all of my own design. I think the light bridge is the what makes me think back to my old dream with that old fashoned look. Laying under the bridge and looking up you see things that you don't normally see from the angle that my pictures show. I still look inside the tower cubbys and wonder how all the inside details came out astetically pleasing. Basically the in sides look like the out sides. While I phisically did all the work with out help except to cut a large panel and now and then I truely had a higher power standing by my side all the way through. I am still not sure how I was able to build the 8 side panels of the towers with 64 pre mortised Domino holes for 8 fixed shelves on 8 different planes for both towers and it all come together perfectly, first try. Now if I can just figure out how and find the time to move that picture that is half covered by "Kim's tower", ;~) I am liking less complicated designs these days, and those look just about perfect to my eye. Like I said, just enough to make it look great. Thank you again Robert. I caught your comment on making the posts from plywood and veneering them. Excellent. Cutting veneer with my Laguna BS is fun, you get what you expect. I discovered however that 3/16" veneer, I used this thickness to reface a neighbors kitchen cabinets in 2008, is pretty much like working with normal wood. It is less likely to be a problem in the corners and is thick enough to take a whack. It does not immediately curl when you apply glue and can be "pinned" to prevent movement while clamping. Like the others that have mentioned it, I am NOT going to let Kathy see this pics! Aw come on Robert! LOL |
The Towers bedroom project, Completed!
"Han" wrote in message ... "Leon" wrote in : Well the Tower Bedroom project is completed. My wife will add curtains to the tower cubby openings and I will add a organizable storage unit in each of those storage areas. For all practical purposes the project is complete as designed. Thanks for all the past comments and please have another look at the end results. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...86012/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85682/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...11881/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...85008/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...10977/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb1121...79402/sizes/o/ WOOOOW!!! LOL... thank you Han... |
The Towers bedroom project, Completed!
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The Towers bedroom project, Completed!
Looks good. I imagine the missus is very pleased. Thank you! My wife is pleased. BTY she made the Nlack White and Red quilt that is pictured on the bed. So you're not the only one with talent. Nice job, both of you. jc |
The Towers bedroom project, Completed!
"Upscale" wrote in message ... On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:33:39 -0500, "Leon" wrote: Thank you Morris. As a side, I priced 4x4 oak. IIRC around $600 for the posts. No thanks. I ended up building plywood posts, hollow in the center and cutting 3/16" thick oak veneer to glue around the perimeters. I saved about $550 doing them that way. ;~) I'm guessing your Domino contribute significantly in the building of the entire project. I wonder how much increased building time would have been needed if you'd had to build it entirely out of tenon and mortise construction. Lots of Domino's in the towers 100+, about 40 on the bed and 4 in the light bridge. The Domino was a real time saver and the accuracy was key on the towers. Several Domino's in half of the tower outer panels, and 32 Domino's to join the fixed shelves and 4 outer panels on each tower. I used stub ttnnons on the panels that had framed panels. |
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