Olivia’s Bed – Headboard and Footboard
The head and footboard are constructed from solid 8/4 red oak for the legs and arches. The cross bars are 6/4 thickness. The panels are nominally 1/2″ thick. Panels The panels in each are laminated form 2 sheets of nominal 1/4″ plywood. The pretty quarter sawn oak plywood is only 1/4″ thick and I was […]
Olivia’s Bed – First Cuts
Some cuts, such as the legs and horizontal rails are quite straight forward. However, the headboard top arches are not, requiring a specific sequence of cuts to not waste material and get good crisp joints. When I was purchasing the wood, one piece stood out as a perfect candidate for the top arches. However, it […]
A Bed for Olivia
With another child on the way, my grand-daughter Olivia will need to give up her old crib / bed for the new child in a few months. So it is time to make her a bed that will last for a few generations. Kelly and David wanted one with storage underneath. We sent photos of […]
Chicken Pot Pie
Teal really like chicken pot pies. However, I find them to be typically bland, pasty and just not worth the calories. So on a cold, dreary late fall day, Teal asked if we could make pot pies. I took up the challenge: to make a pot pie that is actually worth eating. The engineering mind […]
