Pencil Post Bed

I made this bed as part of a woodworking class held in Hertford, NC. The school, Ben Hobb’s Fine Woodworking, holds a variety of classes for those who want to extend their skills (you do need some woodworking proficiency), and you come away with a piece of furniture whose quality is entirely up to you.

I thought it was about time to replace our 24 year old metal frame bed and wanted to make something I would be proud of. I’m glad I did. This bed, predominately made with Mahogany, not only looks good, but is solid and, as anyone who’s done fine woodwork knows, has that warm luscious feeling – something I can touch every evening when I go to bed.

The mahogany was dyed with a water based aniline dye and then covered with multiple coats of Danish Oil, each coat rubbed in and polished, with a final coat of paste wax to protect it.

I learned to use all sorts of hand tools in this school so, with both the bed and the new skills, it was quite a bargain!

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I took a class with Ben too, he’s great isn’t he. Your bed looks awesome, you should be proud.

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TWStud on October 27, 2014 at 7:55 AM said:

Thank you for the kind remarks. Yes, Ben is quite a character… Did you make the bed too or something else?

Tom

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- Rodney on January 3, 2015 at 4:15 AM said:
  
  I made the Queen Anne chair. Here is a link to a post by the other student in class with some pictures of his chair. http://www.ncwoodworker.net/forums/showthread.php?t=53884
  
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  - TWStud on January 3, 2015 at 9:31 AM said:
    
    Very nice work! Thanks for commenting and including the link! I’ll have to check out the ncwoodworker forum since I’m back in NC now.
    
    Did you bend the backsplat (Lumbar support curve) or cut it to shape on the bandsaw?
    
    Tom
    
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    - Rodney on January 4, 2015 at 11:24 PM said:
      
      We cut them with the bandsaw out of a 2 inch thick slab. We could get two out of each slab.
    - TWStud on January 5, 2015 at 8:24 AM said:
      
      Thanks! Makes sense, the wood was probably kiln dried so wouldn’t bend very much (if at all) and I doubt Ben does any bent laminations
      Tom

Rodney on October 27, 2014 at 7:00 AM said:

I took a class with Ben too, he’s great isn’t he. Your bed looks awesome, you should be proud.

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- TWStud on October 27, 2014 at 7:55 AM said:
  
  Thank you for the kind remarks. Yes, Ben is quite a character… Did you make the bed too or something else?
  
  Tom
  
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  - Rodney on January 3, 2015 at 4:15 AM said:
    
    I made the Queen Anne chair. Here is a link to a post by the other student in class with some pictures of his chair. http://www.ncwoodworker.net/forums/showthread.php?t=53884
    
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    - TWStud on January 3, 2015 at 9:31 AM said:
      
      Very nice work! Thanks for commenting and including the link! I’ll have to check out the ncwoodworker forum since I’m back in NC now.
      
      Did you bend the backsplat (Lumbar support curve) or cut it to shape on the bandsaw?
      
      Tom
      
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      - Rodney on January 4, 2015 at 11:24 PM said:
        
        We cut them with the bandsaw out of a 2 inch thick slab. We could get two out of each slab.
      - TWStud on January 5, 2015 at 8:24 AM said:
        
        Thanks! Makes sense, the wood was probably kiln dried so wouldn’t bend very much (if at all) and I doubt Ben does any bent laminations
        Tom

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